Acts 22:11

Acts 22:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
• New International Version (NIV)My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

Context of Acts 22:11

9My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me. 10Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’ Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus. 12There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there, 13came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.

Acts 22:11 word by word

ὡς δὲ οὐκ ἐνέβλεπον ἀπὸ τῆς δόξης τοῦ φωτὸς ἐκείνου, χειραγωγούμενος ὑπὸ τῶν συνόντων μοι ἦλθον εἰς Δαμασκόν.¶Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Becauseὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• brillianceδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• of theἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• had blinded meοὐou · noG3756
• had blinded meἐμβλέπωemblepō · to look into/uponG1689
• ·ἀπόapo · away fromG575
• ·ὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• my companionsσύνειμιsuneimi · be withG4895
• my companionsἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• led me by the handἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• led me by the handχειραγωγέωcheiragōgeō · to guideG5496
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• DamascusΔαμασκόςDamaskos · DamascusG1154

Cross-references for Acts 22:11

• Acts 9:8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
• Acts 13:11Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.
• Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.

Commentaries on Acts 22:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 See the notes on Acts 9:3-7. Acts 22:6 As I made my journey - As I was on my journey. About noon - Acts 26:13, “at mid-day.” This circumstance is omitted by Luke in his account in Acts 22:11 The glory of that light - The splendor, the intense brilliancy of the light. See this and its effects explained in the notes on Acts 9:8.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21Paul gives his most complete defense of his life and faith before his own people in Jerusalem. This speech shows his flexibility as a missionary, just as his message to the Greek philosophers in Athens also did (17:22–31; see 1 Corinthians 9:20–23). He begins by showing his close connection with his audience. He explains his Jewish background and his training under Gamaliel the Elder (a respected Jewish teacher). He also describes his strong desire to…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. they that were with me--(See on Ac 9:7, &c.)Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 22:11

• Damascus
• Paul

In the dictionaries

• Damascus
• Antonia
• Glory
• Hence
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• Scourge
• Uncondemned
• Acts of the Apostles
• Felix; Antonius

Commentaries on Acts 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings