ACTS 22:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
'Now those who were with me saw the light, indeed, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me' — the companions perceive the external phenomenon (light) but are excluded from the auditory encounter; the conversion is Paul's alone. The selective revelation underscores that Paul's calling is unique and unrepeatable.
Church Fathers on Acts 22:9
And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of Him that spoke to me. Acts 22:9 But in another place he says, Hearing the voice, but seeing no man. Acts 9:7 It is not at variance: no, there were two voices, that of Paul and the Lord's voice: in that place, the writer means Paul's voice (Hom. xix. p. 124, note 2); as in fact (Paul) here adds, The voice of Him that spoke unto me. Seeing no man: he does not say, that they did…
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