The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
7. And the men. He speaketh now briefly of the companions of Paul, that they were witnesses of the vision. Yet it seemeth that this narration doth not in all points agree with that of Paul, which we shall see in the 22nd chapter, (Acts 22:9.) For he will say there, that his companions were terrified with the light, but they heard no voice.
Saul comes now into the sacred story, a man of learning and zeal but tragically misdirected, breathing murderous threats as naturally as others breathe air. Small in stature, great in ambition, he had studied under Gamaliel himself, yet all his gifts served only to make him a more dangerous enemy to the Gospel. Grace was about to work the mightiest change upon him.
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Commenting on Acts 9:1-9
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...