Acts 9:7

And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless Cp. Daniel 10:7, "I Daniel alone saw the vision, for the men that were with me saw not the vision, but a great quaking fell upon them."

Saul was not only furnished with authority, but also with men who were to carry out his intentions and bring the prisoners to Jerusalem. Painters have represented the travellers as riding on horseback, but there is no warrant for this in any form of the narrative.

stoodhere means "remained fixed," "did not move." They had been stricken down as well as Saul (Acts 26:14).

hearing a[the] voice On the variation of case here, and the probable difference of meaning, see note on Acts 9:4.

but seeing[beholding] no man The verb is the same that is used by Stephen (Acts 7:56), "Behold, I seethe heavens opened." In their astonishment, and guided by the sound, Saul's companions lifted up their faces to the sky, but as with the words so with the appearance of Jesus; it was unseen by all but one, but to him was manifest enough to form a ground of his confidence in his Apostolic mission: "Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord?" (1 Corinthians 9:1).