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NASB					Acts 22:9 "And those³⁵⁸⁸ who⁵¹⁰¹ were with me ^Asaw²³⁰⁰ the light⁵⁴⁵⁷, to be sure^3303a, but ^Bdid not ¹understand¹⁹¹ the voice⁵⁴⁵⁶ of the One who was speaking²⁹⁸⁰ to me.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Acts 22:9 "Now those who were with me ¹saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me.

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Or hear (with comprehension)

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At first look, what Paul says here seems to contradict Luke the writer's own description of what happened in 9:7. However, Luke says there that Paul's companions saw no one, not that they did not see the light; and this may be an indication that Paul did not just see the light but saw Jesus in the light. As for what was heard, there is a subtle distinction in the Greek between the two accounts. The Greek word for "hear" takes an object in one form for the source of a sound, and in another form for the substance or content of a sound. In 9:7 Luke uses the first form, indicating that Paul's companions heard the voice as a sound. Here in 22:9, the second form is used, indicating that the others did not hear the substance of the sound--that is, they could not make out what the voice was saying.

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Acts 26:13 at midday, O King, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining all around me and those who were journeying with me.

Acts 9:7 The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.

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Greek Heb.

191

akouô; from a prim. word mean. hearing; to hear, listen:--come to...ears(1), every(1), give heed(2), grant(1), hear(115), heard(216), hearers(1), hearing(24), hears(21), heed(2), listen(24), listened(1), listeners(1), listening(14), listens(5), reached(1), reported(1), understand(1), understands(1).

2300

theaomai; of unc. or.; to behold, look upon:--look(1), look over(1), looked(1), noticed(3), saw(5), see(3), seeing(2), seen(5), watched(1).

2980

laleô; from lalos (talkative); to talk:--made(1), proclaiming(1), said(6), say(5), saying(7), says(2), speak(95), speak forth(1), speaking(54), speaks(25), spoke(44), spoken(38), stating(1), talked(1), talking(5), tell(1), telling(1), things spoken(2), told(7), uttered(1), whispered*(1).

3303a

men; a synonym of 3375; shows affirmation or concession, usually followed by 1161 and a contrasting clause:--contrary*(1), however*(1), indeed(7), latter(1), one(1), one hand(4), one*(7), only(1), partly*(1), some*(13), sure(3), though(4), while(1).

3588

ho,
hê,
to; the def. art.; the:--about(2), all(5), case*(3), cause*(1), circumstances*(3), companions*(8), condition*(1), experiences(2), far(1), followers*(1), former*(1), meat(1), one(6), one who(1), one*(1), others(4), others*(1), outsiders*(3), people(1), sight(1), some(7), some*(5), suitable(1), these(4), things(1), this(31), those(406), those who(17), together*(8), under*(1), welfare(1), what(47), what had happened(1), what*(1), which(14), who(52), whoever(8), whom(4).
ho; see 3739.

5101

tis; an interrog. pron. related to 5100; who? which? what?:--anything(1), how(7), how*(2), person(1), something(3), suppose one(2), what(266), what each(1), what*(5), which(24), which one(3), who(128), whom(16), whose(6), why(70), why*(33).

5456

phônê; prob. from 5346; a voice, sound:--blasts(1), cry(1), language(1), languages(1), outcry(1), sound(15), sounds(4), statement(1), tone(1), utterance(3), utterances(1), voice(102), voices(7).

5457

phôs; cont. of phaos (light, daylight); from the same as 5316; light:--fire(1), firelight(1), light(68), lights(2).

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