Acts 9:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. ”

Acts 9:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And the men which journeyed with him - Why these men attended him is unknown. They might have been appointed to aid him, or they may have been travelers with whom Saul had accidentally fallen in....
Acts 9:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the men which journeyed with him (d) stood speechless, hearing a (e) voice, but seeing no man. (d) Stood still and could not go one step forward, but remained amazed as stood still like statues....
Acts 9:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Paul's Conversion. This belongs geographically to the field of the Hellenist mission, which was announced in Acts 8:4 , and occupied that whole chapter. We heard of that mission at Samaria and Cæ...
Acts 9:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

journeyed with. Greek. sunodeuo. Only here. speechless. Greek. enneos or eneos. Only here in N.T., but found in Septuagint Proverbs 17:28 (holdeth his peace) and Isaiah 56:10 (dumb)....
Acts 9:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

7. And the men. He speaketh now briefly of the companions of Paul, that they were witnesses of the vision. Yet it seemeth that this narration doth not in all points agree with that of Paul,...
Acts 9:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. Stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man - The men were εννεοι, stupified, hearing της φωνης, th...
Acts 9:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Stood speechless, hearing a voice— Stood perfectly astonished; —stood fixed and confounded. The original implies the attitude of a person who is so astonished as not to be able to stir. In chap....
Acts 9:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, х enneoi ( G1767 ), or, as the best manus...
Acts 9:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Saul Becomes a Christian 1-30. The Conversion of Saul is to regarded as a miraculous event. The way for it may have been prepared by Stephen's speech, by the spectacle of the constancy of the Chri...
Acts 9:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Hearing a voice, but seeing no man. — We are told by St. Paul himself ( Acts 22:9 ) that they “did not hear the voice.” What is meant is clearly that they did not hear the words — could attach no...
Acts 9:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Winning a Persecutor Acts 9:1-9 A year had passed since Acts 8:3 . “The Way” had become the accepted phrase for the infant Church and its presentation of the truth, Acts 19:9 ; Acts 22:4 . I...
Acts 9:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Opposition, the leader of which seems to have been Saul, continued. Armed with letters from the high priest, he attempted to put an end to the Nazarene heresy. It was on his journey with this intent...
Acts 9:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. (8) And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the han...
Acts 9:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE YOUNG CONVERT’S INQUIRY ‘Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?’ Acts 9:6 There is much to learn, and much to imitate, in these words, if you take almost each of them separately. But I want...
Acts 9:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
Acts 9:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. Ver. 7. Hearing a voice ] Not Christ's voice, but Saul's only, Acts 22:9 .
Acts 9:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the men which journeyed with him Who at first fell to the ground, as Saul did: upon recovering themselves and rising up; stood speechless With astonishment and terror; hearing a voice Ακουο...
Acts 9:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Philip the evangelist is now put in the background, as the Spirit of God begins a work of another kind, using a most unexpected workman. Saul was filled with strongest animosity toward the disciples,...
Acts 9:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Saul's Conversion. 1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high p...
Acts 9:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Stood speechless: in Acts 26:14 , these men are said to be fallen to the earth as well as Saul, which they might at first be, and now rose up; or rather, by standing still here is only meant, th...
Acts 9:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul's Experience on the Damascus Road (9:1-19).
Acts 9:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 9:1 . And should be but directing attention once more to Saul. Breathing out .— Breathing in better renders the verb ἐμπνέων, threatening and slaughter describing the...
Acts 9:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

voice Compare ( Acts 22:9 ); ( Acts 26:14 ). A contradiction has been imagined. The three statements should be taken together. The men heard the "voice" as a sound (Greek, "phōnē"), but d...
Acts 9:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 9:1-19 The Conversion of St. Paul. That blessed war of aggression which Jesus Christ wages upon the evil one is a war which is made to maintain itself. Christ's soldiers are His captured ene...
Acts 9:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 9:1-2 . And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if h...
Acts 9:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 9:1 . Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord. Not less than two thousand of them, who fell in this storm, were massacred indiscriminately. If wha...
Acts 9:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

And suddenly there shined round about him a light from heave. The heavenly light As the supernatural reflects the moral in all the miracles of the Bible, so in the conversion of St. Paul. We ha...
Acts 9:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 9:1 But for and, A.V.; breathing for breathing out, A.V.; threatening for threatenings, A.V. Threatening and slaughter. The phrase ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς κ.τ.λ.,...
Acts 9:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
Acts 9:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 22:9 ; Acts 26:13 ; Acts 26:14 ; Daniel 10:7 ; Matthew 24:40 ; Matthew 24:41
Acts 9:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Saul's Conversion: A Pattern and a Prophecy 1 Timothy 1:15-16 ; with Acts 9:1-43 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We marvel, therefore, that what God wrought in Saul's conversion on the Damascus road i...
Acts 9:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The men — stood — Having risen before Saul; for they also fell to the ground, Acts 26:14 . It is probable they all journeyed on foot. Hearing the noise — But not an articulate voice. And seeing th...

Acts 9:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 9:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Acts 9:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 9:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 9:7 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 9:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 9:7 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Acts 9:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 9:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 9:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 9:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 9:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 9:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 9:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Acts 9:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 9:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 9:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 9:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 9:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 9:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 9:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 9:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 9:7 - Scofield Reference Notes

Acts 9:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 9:7 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 9:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 9:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 9:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 9:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 9:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 9:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Acts 9:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes