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Commentaries on Acts 9:7

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And the men which journeyed with him,.... Out of respect to him, to keep him company; or rather to assist him in his designs: stood speechless: astonished and amazed, they had not power to speak one word, nor to rise from the ground, and move one step forward; they were as if they were thunderstruck, and fastened to the earth; for this standing is not opposed to their being fallen to the earth,...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

In this chapter we have, I. The famous story of St. Paul's conversion from being an outrageous persecutor of the gospel of Christ to be an illustrious professor and preacher of it. 1. How he was first awakened and wrought upon by an appearance of Christ himself to him as he was going upon an errand of persecution to Damascus: and what a condition he was in while he lay under the power of those...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

Said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from the earth, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no men: but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. So the proud persecutor,...

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from the earth: and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the head, and brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink....

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless,- They were struck with astonishment, — Act_9:7. Hearing a voice, but seeing no man. A loud voice stunned their ears, but they could not understand its message.