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 Living Translation (NLT)The men with Saul stood speechless, for they heard the sound of someone’s voice but saw no one!

Context of Acts 9:7

5And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” 6So 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.” And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one. 8Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. 9And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

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 22:9“And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me.
• Acts 26:13at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me.
• Daniel 10:7And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision; but a great terror fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
• Matthew 24:40Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other 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