New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 9:1-9

1 1Now 2Saul, still 3breathing 4threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2and asked for 5letters from him to 6the synagogues in 7Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to 8 9the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them in shackles to Jerusalem. 3Now as he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and 10suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; 4and 11he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” 5And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, 6but get up and enter the city, and 12it will be told to you what you must do.” 7The men who traveled with him 13stood speechless, 14hearing the 15voice but seeing no one. 8Saul got up from the ground, and 16though his eyes were open, he 17could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into 18Damascus. 9And for three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

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Notes

1. Acts 9:1 Acts 9:1-22; 22:3-16; 26:9-18 ↩
2. Acts 9:1 Later called Paul ↩
3. Acts 9:1 Acts 8:3; 9:13-21 ↩
4. Acts 9:1 Lit threat ↩
5. Acts 9:2 Acts 9:14, 21; 22:5; 26:10 ↩
6. Acts 9:2 Matt 10:17 ↩
7. Acts 9:2 Gen 14:15; 2 Cor 11:32; Gal 1:17 ↩
8. Acts 9:2 See John 14:6 ↩
9. Acts 9:2 John 14:6; Acts 18:25f; 19:9, 23; 22:4; 24:14, 22 ↩
10. Acts 9:3 1 Cor 15:8 ↩
11. Acts 9:4 Acts 22:7; 26:14 ↩
12. Acts 9:6 Acts 9:16 ↩
13. Acts 9:7 Acts 26:14 ↩
14. Acts 9:7 John 12:29f; Acts 22:9 ↩
15. Acts 9:7 Or sound ↩
16. Acts 9:8 Acts 9:18; 22:11 ↩
17. Acts 9:8 Lit was seeing ↩
18. Acts 9:8 Gen 14:15; 2 Cor 11:32; Gal 1:17 ↩

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