Atti 9:7

7 Or gli uomini che facevano il viaggio con lui ristettero attoniti, udendo ben la voce, ma non veggendo alcuno.

Atti 9:7 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 9:7

And the men which journeyed with him
Out of respect to him, to keep him company; or rather to assist him in his designs:

stood speechless:
astonished and amazed, they had not power to speak one word, nor to rise from the ground, and move one step forward; they were as if they were thunderstruck, and fastened to the earth; for this standing is not opposed to their being fallen to the earth, but to their going forward, and only expresses the surprise and stupidity that had seized them:

hearing a voice, but seeing no man;
that is, they heard the voice of Saul, saying, who art thou? and what wilt thou have me to do? but saw nobody that he spoke to, which surprised them; for it is certain they did not hear the voice of Christ, that spake to him, ( Acts 22:9 ) or if they heard the voice of Christ, it was only the sound of his voice, but did not understand what he said; but the former seems rather to be the sense, and the best way of reconciling the two passages.

Atti 9:7 In-Context

5 Ed egli disse: Chi sei, Signore? E il Signore disse: Io son Gesù, il qual tu perseguiti; egli ti è duro di ricalcitrar contro agli stimoli.

6 Ed egli, tutto tremante, e spaventato, disse: Signore, che vuoi tu ch’io faccia? E il Signore gli disse: Levati, ed entra nella città, e ti sarà detto ciò che ti convien fare.

7 Or gli uomini che facevano il viaggio con lui ristettero attoniti, udendo ben la voce, ma non veggendo alcuno.

8 E Saulo si levò da terra; ed aprendo gli occhi, non vedeva alcuno; e coloro, menandolo per la mano, lo condussero in Damasco.

9 E fu tre giorni senza vedere, ne’ quali non mangiò, e non bevve.