New American Standard Bible 2020
Acts 9:1-9
11NowG1161 2SaulG4569, stillG2089 3breathingG1709 4threatsG547 and murderG5408 againstG1519 the disciplesG3101 of the LordG2962, wentG4334 to the highG749 priestG749, 2and askedG154 for 5lettersG1992 from him to 6the synagoguesG4864 in 7DamascusG1154, soG3704 thatG3704 ifG1437 he foundG2147 anyG5100 belongingG1510 to 89the WayG3598, whetherG5037 menG435 orG2532 womenG1135, he might bringG71 them in shacklesG1210 to JerusalemG2419. 3NowG1161 as he was travelingG4198, it happenedG1096 that he was approachingG1448 DamascusG1154, and 10suddenlyG1810 a lightG5457 from heavenG3772 flashedG4015 aroundG4015 him; 4and 11he fellG4098 to the groundG1093 and heardG191 a voiceG5456 sayingG3004 to him, “SaulG4549, SaulG4549, whyG5101 are you persecutingG1377 Me?” 5And he saidG3004, “WhoG5101 are You, LordG2962?” And He said, “I amG1510 JesusG2424 whomG3739 you are persecutingG1377, 6but getG450 upG450 and enterG1525 the cityG4172, and 12it will be toldG2980 to you whatG3739G5101 you mustG1163 doG4160.” 7The menG435 who traveledG4922 with him 13stoodG2476 speechlessG1753, 14hearingG191 the 15voiceG5456 but seeingG2334 noG3367 oneG3367. 8SaulG4569 gotG1453 upG1453 from the groundG1093, and 16though his eyesG3788 were openG455, he 17could seeG991 nothingG3762; and leadingG5496 him byG5496 theG5496 handG5496, they broughtG1521 him into 18DamascusG1154. 9And for threeG5140 daysG2250 he was withoutG3361 sightG991, and neitherG3756 ateG2068 norG3761 drankG4095.
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 ↩
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
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