Acts 9:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. ”

Acts 9:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

When his eyes were opened - He naturally closed them at the appearance of the light, and in his fright kept them closed for some time. He saw no man - This darkness continued three days, Act...
Acts 9:8 - 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 9:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

arose . was raised up. Greek. egeiro. App-178. saw. Greek. blepo. App-133. no man . no one. Greek. oudeis. The texts read "nothing". led... and . leading him by the hand. Greek. cheira...
Acts 9:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

8. He was raised up from the earth. Luke addeth now, that he was taken with so great fear that he could not rise of himself; and not that only, but he was also blind for a time, that he migh...
Acts 9:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. When his eyes were opened, he saw no man - Instead of ουδεν...
Acts 9:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And when his eyes were opened, he saw no man:— And though his eyes were open, he was incapable of discerning objects, and saw no one man of those who stood near him; forhis nerves were so aff...
Acts 9:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were...
Acts 9:8 - 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 9:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He saw no man. — The blindness was that of one who has been dazzled with excess of light (comp. Acts 22:11 ), the natural result of the vision of the supernatural glory, a witness to the man himse...
Acts 9:8 - 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 9:8 - 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 9:8 - 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 9:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Saul arose from the earth ,.... As he was bid by Christ, Acts 9:6 and when his eyes were opened he saw no man ; neither Christ, who appeared to him from heaven, whom he had before seen, nor...
Acts 9:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. Ver. 8. He saw no man ] This bodily blindness was a mea...
Acts 9:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And Saul arose from the earth When Christ bade him; but probably not without help, the vision having made him faint and weak, like Daniel; when, upon receiving a vision, no strength remained in hi...
Acts 9:8 - 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 9:8 - 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 9:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

When his eyes were opened; when he opened his eyes as at other times, when he did rise to see, the glorious light had so dazzled him, that he could see nothing: thus Saul as, and all men are, befor...
Acts 9:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Saul's Experience on the Damascus Road (9:1-19).
Acts 9:8 - 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 9:8 - 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 9:8 - 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 9:8 - 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 9:8 - 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 9:8 - 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 9:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The end of the vision:
Acts 9:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 6:17-20 ; Acts 13:11 ; Acts 22:11 ; Acts 9:18 ; Exodus 4:11 ; Genesis 19:11
Acts 9:8 - 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 9:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 9:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 9:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 9:8 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 9:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 9:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Acts 9:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 9:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 9:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 9:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 9:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 9:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 9:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 9:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 9:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 9:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 9:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 9:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 9:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 9:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 9:8 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 9:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 9:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 9:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 9:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 9:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 9:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 9:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary