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The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one.
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Hearing vs. Understanding
Commentators overwhelmingly agree on how to reconcile this verse with Paul's account in Acts 22:9. Saul's companions heard an audible sound—a 'voice'—but they did not understand the distinct words being spoken. As commentator Albert Barnes explains, they heard a noise but not the distinct articulation. The message was divinely intended for Saul alone, while his companions only experienced the raw, unintelligible sound of a heavenly voice.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the men who journeyed with him. Why these men attended him is unknown. They might have been appointed to aid him, or they may…
That journeyed with him (ο συνοδευοντες αυτω). Not in the older Greek, but in the
Koine, with the associative instru…
19th Century
Anglican
Hearing a voice, but seeing no man. We are told by St. Paul himself (Acts 22:9) that they “did not
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Baptist
And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do. And the men who journeyed with him stood spee…
The effect on Saul’s traveling companions of his encounter with Christ was dramatic. Acts 26 says that they fell to the ground at the fl…
16th Century
Protestant
And the men. He now speaks briefly about Paul's companions, stating that they were witnesses of the vision. Yet it seems that this narrati…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the men who journeyed with him Out of respect to him, to keep him company; or rather to assist him in his design…
Saul was so misinformed that he thought he should do all he could against the name of Christ, believing he was serving God by doing so; he seemed t…
