Acts 9:6

Acts 9:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
• New International Version (NIV)“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

Context of Acts 9:6

4Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” 5“Who are you, Lord?” Saul said. “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting,” he replied. “But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” 7The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the sound but seeing no one. 8Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.

Acts 9:6 word by word

ἀλλ᾽ ἀνάστηθι καὶ εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν πόλιν, καὶ λαληθήσεταί σοι ὅ τί σε δεῖ ποιεῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• he tremblingτρέμωtremō · to trembleG5141
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• astonishedθαμβέωthambeō · to astonishG2284
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• wilt thouθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• haveποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• the Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Ariseἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• goεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• it shall be toldλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• mustδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163

Cross-references for Acts 9:6

• Acts 16:29The jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.
• Acts 24:25Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and replied, “Leave for now, but when I have an opportunity I’ll call for you.”
• 1 Samuel 28:5When Saul saw the Philistine camp, he was afraid and his heart pounded.
• Isaiah 66:2My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration. I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and trembles at my word.
• Habakkuk 3:16I heard, and I trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Rottenness entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress to come against the people invading us.
• Philippians 2:12Therefore, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
• Acts 2:37When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”
• Acts 16:30He escorted them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
• Acts 22:10“I said, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ “The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything that you have been assigned to do.’
• Luke 3:10“What then should we do?” the crowds were asking him.
• Romans 7:9Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life again
• Romans 10:3Since they are ignorant of the righteousness of God and attempted to establish their own righteousness, they have not submitted to God’s righteousness.
• James 4:6But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
• Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to take my name to Gentiles, kings, and Israelites.
• Acts 26:16But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.
• Ezekiel 16:6“‘I passed by you and saw you thrashing around in your blood, and I said to you as you lay in your blood, “Live!” Yes, I said to you as you lay in your blood, “Live!”

Commentaries on Acts 9:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Trembling - Under a strong apprehension of meeting the judgment he deserved. And astonished - At the light, the thunder, and the voice. Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? - The word , Lord, is here to be understood in its proper sense, as expressing authority and dominion: in the 5th verse it appears to be equivalent to our word sir. The pride of the Pharisee is now brought down to the dust; and the fury of the persecutor is not only restrained, but the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And he, trembling - Alarmed at what he saw and heard, and at the consciousness of his own evil course. It is not remarkable that a sinner trembles when he sees his guilt and danger. And astonished - At what he saw. Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? - This indicates a subdued soul, a humbled spirit. Just before, he had sought only to do his own will; now he inquired what was the will of the Saviour. Just before he was acting under a commission from the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19The conversion of Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus road is central to the story in Acts. Luke tells the story three times (also 22:1–21; 26:1–29). Paul (Saul) mentions this experience several times in his letters (1 Corinthians 15:8–10; Galatians 1:11–17; Philippians 3:4–11; see 1 Timothy 1:12–17). Saul’s conversion was his call as a prophet and commission as an apostle (Acts 9:15; 22:15, 21; 26:15–18). No one is beyond God's power to reach, save, and use…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. he fell to the earth--and his companions with him (Ac 26:14), who "saw the light" (Ac 22:9). and heard a voice saying unto him--"in the Hebrew tongue" (Ac 26:14). Saul, Saul--a reduplication full of tenderness [De Wette]. Though his name was soon changed into "Paul," we find him, in both his own narratives of the scene, after the lapse of so many years, retaining the original form, as not daring to alter, in the smallest detail, the overpowering…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 9:6

• Call
• Converts
• Conviction
• Heart
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Paul
• Persecution
• Regeneration
• Remorse
• Syria
• Vision

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Commentaries on Acts 9

• 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