Acts 22:9

9 "The light was seen by my companions. But they didn't understand the voice of the one 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 I fell to the ground and heard a voice speak to me. 'Saul! Saul!' it said. 'Why are you opposing me?'

8 " 'Who are you, Lord?' I asked. " 'I am Jesus of Nazareth,' he replied. 'I am the one you are opposing.'

9 "The light was seen by my companions. But they didn't understand the voice of the one speaking to me.

10 " 'What should I do, Lord?' I asked. " 'Get up,' the Lord said. 'Go into Damascus. There you will be told everything you have been given to do.'

11 The brightness of the light had blinded me. So my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.