Acts 22:9
Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.
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Referenced Verses
- Acts 9:7 : 7 (Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)
- Dan 10:7 : 7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. On the contrary, they were overcome with fright and ran away to hide.
- Acts 26:13 : 13 about noon along the road, Your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining everywhere around me and those traveling with me.
- John 12:29-30 : 29 The crowd that stood there and heard the voice said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to him. 30 Jesus said,“This voice has not come for my benefit but for yours.
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- Acts 9:2-1312 verses85%
2 and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
3 As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
5 So he said,“Who are you, Lord?” He replied,“I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!
6 But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”
7 (Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)
8 So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, he could see nothing. Leading him by the hand, his companions brought him into Damascus.
9 For three days he could not see, and he neither ate nor drank anything.
10 Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision,“Ananias,” and he replied,“Here I am, Lord.”
11 Then the Lord told him,“Get up and go to the street called‘Straight,’ and at Judas’ house look for a man from Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying,
12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again.”
13 But Ananias replied,“Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,
- Acts 22:10-112 verses83%
10 So I asked,‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me,‘Get up and go to Damascus; there you will be told about everything that you have been designated to do.’
11 Since I could not see because of the brilliance of that light, I came to Damascus led by the hand of those who were with me.
- Acts 22:5-84 verses83%
5 as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. From them I also received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to make arrests there and bring the prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.
7 Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me,‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8 I answered,‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me,‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’
- Acts 26:12-165 verses82%
12 “While doing this very thing, as I was going to Damascus with authority and complete power from the chief priests,
13 about noon along the road, Your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining everywhere around me and those traveling with me.
14 When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic,‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are hurting yourself by kicking against the goads.’
15 So I said,‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord replied,‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
16 But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this reason, to designate you in advance as a servant and witness to the things you have seen and to the things in which I will appear to you.
- Acts 22:13-153 verses78%
13 came to me and stood beside me and said to me,‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!’ And at that very moment I looked up and saw him.
14 Then he said,‘The God of our ancestors has already chosen you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear a command from his mouth,
15 because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.
- Acts 22:17-215 verses75%
17 When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
18 and saw the Lord saying to me,‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’
19 I replied,‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.
20 And when the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing nearby, approving, and guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.’
21 Then he said to me,‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
- Acts 9:26-272 verses74%
26 Saul Returns to Jerusalem When he arrived in Jerusalem, he attempted to associate with the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, because they did not believe that he was a disciple.
27 But Barnabas took Saul, brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out boldly in the name of Jesus.
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21 All who heard him were amazed and were saying,“Is this not the man who in Jerusalem was ravaging those who call on this name, and who had come here to bring them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
- Mark 9:6-83 verses72%
6 (For they were afraid, and he did not know what to say.)
7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud,“This is my one dear Son. Listen to him!”
8 Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.
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19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
- Acts 9:17-182 verses72%
17 So Ananias departed and entered the house, placed his hands on Saul and said,“Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,
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15 But the Lord said to him,“Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.
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32 Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.
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2 (When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said,
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9 Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening through the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.
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36 After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So they kept silent and told no one at that time anything of what they had seen.
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7 Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men who were with me did not see it. On the contrary, they were overcome with fright and ran away to hide.
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23 They were only hearing,“The one who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news of the faith he once tried to destroy.”
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34 As he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
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29 The crowd that stood there and heard the voice said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to him.
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6 When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.