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Acts 22:9

7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’

8 ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.

My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.

10 Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’

11 Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
KJV
And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
WEB
“Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
ASV
And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
DARBY
But they that were with me beheld the light, [and were filled with fear], but heard not the voice of him that was speaking to me.
BLB
And those being with me indeed saw the light, but they did not hear the voice of the One speaking to me.
ÅB
De som var med meg, så lyset, men røsten av ham som talte til meg, hørte de ikke.
OTB
De som var med meg så lyset, men forstod ikke stemmen til den som talte til meg.
B1930
De som var med mig, så lyset, men røsten av ham som talte til mig, hørte de ikke.

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Cross references

  • Acts 9:7

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

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  • Daniel 10:7

    Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but a great terror fell upon them, and they ran and hid themselves.

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  • Acts 26:13

    About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.

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  • John 12:29–30

    The crowd standing there heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to Him.

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