Acts 9:7

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(Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)

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  • Acts 22:9 : 9 Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.
  • 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.
  • John 12:29 : 29 The crowd that stood there and heard the voice said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to him.
  • Matt 24:40-41 : 40 Then there will be two men in the field; one will be taken and one left. 41 There will be two women grinding grain with a mill; one will be taken and one left.
  • Acts 26:13-14 : 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.’

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  • Acts 9:8-13
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    8So 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.

    9For three days he could not see, and he neither ate nor drank anything.

    10Now there was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision,“Ananias,” and he replied,“Here I am, Lord.”

    11Then 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,

    12and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he may see again.”

    13But Ananias replied,“Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,

  • Acts 22:6-11
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    6As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

    7Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me,‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

    8I answered,‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me,‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’

    9Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

    10So 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.’

    11Since 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 9:1-6
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    81%

    1The Conversion of Saul Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord’s disciples, went to the high priest

    2and 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.

    3As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

    4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

    5So he said,“Who are you, Lord?” He replied,“I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!

    6But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”

  • Acts 26:13-16
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    13about 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.

    14When 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.’

    15So I said,‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord replied,‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

    16But 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 22:13-14
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    13came 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.

    14Then 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,

  • Acts 9:27-28
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    27But 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.

    28So he was staying with them, associating openly with them in Jerusalem, speaking out boldly in the name of the Lord.

  • Acts 9:17-18
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    17So 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.”

    18Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,

  • Acts 12:9
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    9Peter 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.

  • Mark 9:6-8
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    6(For they were afraid, and he did not know what to say.)

    7Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud,“This is my one dear Son. Listen to him!”

    8Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.

  • Acts 9:21
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    21All 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?”

  • Acts 7:55-57
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    55But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked intently toward heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.

    56“Look!” he said.“I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”

    57But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.

  • Luke 9:36
    72%

    36After 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.

  • Acts 13:9
    72%

    9But Saul(also known as Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, stared straight at him

  • Acts 13:11
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    11Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!” Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went around seeking people to lead him by the hand.

  • Acts 1:9-10
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    9After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight.

    10As they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them

  • Luke 9:32
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    32Now 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.

  • Acts 4:14
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    14And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this.

  • Acts 9:15
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    15But 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.

  • Acts 2:14
    71%

    14Peter’s Address on the Day of Pentecost But Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and addressed them:“You men of Judea and all you who live in Jerusalem, know this and listen carefully to what I say.

  • Acts 22:2
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    2(When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even quieter.) Then Paul said,

  • Acts 11:12
    70%

    12The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s house.

  • Acts 2:7
    70%

    7Completely baffled, they said,“Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?

  • Luke 24:16
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    16(but their eyes were kept from recognizing him).

  • Acts 14:10
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    10he said with a loud voice,“Stand upright on your feet.” And the man leaped up and began walking.