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Acts 9

Acts 9:7

The Road to Damascus · Acts 9:1–9
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Translations

Modern
The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
Traditional
And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
Literal
And the men traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice indeed, but seeing no one.
Latin
Et Dominus ad eum: Surge, et ingredere civitatem, et ibi dicetur tibi quid te oporteat facere. Viri autem illi qui comitabantur cum eo, stabant stupefacti, audientes quidem vocem, neminem autem videntes.

Interlinear

Greek
English
The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.

Notes

Acts 9:1–19

The 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 for holy purposes. Nothing is impossible with God (Luke 1:37). God prepared Paul through his training, childhood, and experience to play a unique role in proclaiming the gospel to the wider world as the “apostle to the Gentiles” (Romans 11:13; see 1 Corinthians 15:9; 2 Corinthians 12:11–12; Galatians 1:1; Ephesians 3:8).

Events

Parallels

Acts 22:1–21 Acts 26:1–23

Glossary

Apostle, Apostleship Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Blindness Book of the Acts of the Apostles Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Church Damascus Judaizers Paul the Apostle Peter, the Apostle Resurrection

Topics

Converts: Saul of Tarsus Heart: Change of Saul of Tarsus Jesus, the Christ: Appears to Paul (On the Road to Damascus) Paul: His Vision and Conversion Persecution of the Ekklesia (Body of Christ) Regeneration: Saul of Tarsus Syria: Paul Goes To, with Letters to Apprehend the Christians Voice of God