New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Acts 22:9
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My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
BSB text & permissions
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.
KJV text & permissions
“Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
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And those being with me indeed saw the light, but they did not hear the voice of the [One] speaking to me.
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Acts 22
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’
8 ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
9 My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me.
10 Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
11 Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.
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