Acts 9:7

Acts 9:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
• New International Version (NIV)The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one.

Context of Acts 9:7

5So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” He replied, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting! 6But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.” (Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.) 8So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, his companions brought him into Damascus. 9For three days he could not see, and he neither ate nor drank anything.

Acts 9:7 word by word

οἱ δὲ ἄνδρες οἱ συνοδεύοντες αὐτῷ εἱστήκεισαν ἐνεοί, ἀκούοντες μὲν τῆς φωνῆς, μηδένα δὲ θεωροῦντες.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• whichὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• journeyedσυνοδεύωsunodeuō · to travel withG4922
• with himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• stoodἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• speechlessἐννεόςenneos · speechlessG1769
• hearingἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• a voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• seeingθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
• no manμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367

Cross-references for Acts 9:7

• Acts 22:9Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.
• Acts 26:13about noon along the road, Your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining everywhere around me and those traveling with me.
• Daniel 10:7Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. On the contrary, they were overcome with fright and ran away to hide.
• Matthew 24:40Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left.

Commentaries on Acts 9:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man - The men were , stupified, hearing , the voice or thunder, but not distinguishing the words, which were addressed to Saul alone; and which were spoken out of the thunder, or in a small, still voice, after the peal had ceased. The remarkable case, 1 Kings 19:11-13, may serve to illustrate that before us. And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord; and the Lord passed by, and a great…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And the men which journeyed with him - Why these men attended him is unknown. They might have been appointed to aid him, or they may have been travelers with whom Saul had accidentally fallen in. Stood speechless - In Acts 26:14, it is said that they all fell to the earth at the appearance of the light. But there is no contradiction. The narrative in that place refers to the immediate effect of the appearance of the light. They were immediately smitten to…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. 77. the men ... stood speechless--This may mean merely that they remained so; but if the standing posture be intended, we have only to suppose that though at first they "all fell to the earth" (Ac 26:14), they arose of their own accord while Saul yet lay prostrate. hearing a--rather "the" voice--Paul himself says, "they heard not the voice of Him that spake to me" (Ac 22:9). But just as "the people that stood by heard" the voice that saluted our Lord with…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 9:7

• Converts
• Heart
• Jesus, the Christ
• Paul
• Persecution
• Regeneration
• Syria
• Voice

In the dictionaries

• Apostle
• Authority
• Confound
• Damascus
• Forthwith
• Kick
• Resurrection of Christ
• Acts of the Apostles
• Dumb
• Foreship

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