Acts 22:9

9 ¹Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand^[a] the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

Acts 22:9 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 22:9

And they that were with me saw indeed the light
For it shone about them, as well as Saul:

and were afraid;
the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions, have not this clause; but it stands in the Arabic and Ethiopic versions; the suddenness, greatness, and extraordinariness of the light surprised them, for it was even miraculous:

but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me:
they heard the voice of Saul, but not the voice of Christ; at least they did not hear it so as to understand it; (See Gill on Acts 9:7).

Acts 22:9 In-Context

7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? ’

8 And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord? ’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting. ’

9 Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

10 And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord? ’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do. ’

11 And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.

Cross References

• 1. 22:9 [Dan. 10:7]; See ch. 9:7

Footnotes

• [a] 22:9 Or 'hear with understanding'