And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
1. Paul was blinded by the light. Not just temporarily. He remained blind for three days.
2. Paul had to be led by the hand to find his way to Damascus.
ACTS 22:11 w`j de. ouvk evne,blepon Adopting an expansion in several Western witnesses (itd, gig syrhmg copsa Ephraem) A. C. Clark reads w`j de. avne,sthn( ouvk evne,blepon (“And when _I rose up,_ I...
See the notes on Acts 9:3. Acts 22:6 AS I MADE MY JOURNEY - As I was on my journey. ABOUT NOON - Acts 26:13, “at mid-day.” This circu
CHAPTER 22 _ 1. The Address of the Apostle (Acts 22:1)._ 2. The Answer from the Mob, and Paul's Appeal to His Roman citizenship (Acts 22:22). What a scene it was! On the stairs, midway between the t...
PAUL'S SPEECH TO THE JEWS. The opening of the speech is like that of Stephen (Acts 7:2). In 2 Corinthians 11:22 Paul attests his full membership of the Jewish people, and having lived many years in Pa...
THE DEFENCE OF EXPERIENCE (Acts 22:1-10)...
"Because I was not able to see because of the glory of that light, I came into Damascus led by the hand by those who were with me. And Ananias, a pious man as regards the Law, a man to whose character...
SEE. Greek. _emblepo._ App-133.:7. FOR. from. Greek. _apo._ App-104. GLORY. Greek. _doxa._ See note on John 1:14. Compare Acts 7:55. THAT. Emph. LED BY THE HAND. See note on Acts 9:8....
_could not see for the glory of that light_ This explanation of the reason of the Apostle's blindness is only given in this place....
ὩΣ ΔῈ ΟΥ̓Κ ἘΝΈΒΛΕΠΟΝ�, _and when I could not see for the glory of that light_. This explanation of the reason of the Apostle’s blindness is only given in this place. ἐμβλέπω is found Mark 8:25 of sig...
Acts 22:1-21. ST PAUL’S DEFENCE...
_PAUL'S CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY ACTS 22:6-16:_ As Paul drew near to Damascus there was a bright light from heaven that flashed around him. This light caused him to fall to the ground. He heard a vo...
ΈΝΈΒΛΕΠΟΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΈΜΒΛΈΠΩ (G1689) смотреть на кого-л., видеть, прозревать. _Impf._ изображает длительное состояние в прошлом, ΔΌΞΗΣ (G1391) _gen. sing._ слава, сияние, блеск, великолепие...
c. Paul addresses the Jewish mob. Acts 22:1-21. Acts 22:1 Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you. Acts 22:2 And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew l...
See notes on verse 3...
And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. And I said ... I came into...
40 God acts in marvelous ways. Human opposition works out his purposes quite as effectively as human help. What better means could be devised to get all Jerusalem as well as representatives from the d...
ST. PAUL'S DEFENCE 1-21. St Paul's Speech to the People. St. Paul was accused of (1) hostility to the Jews, (2) contempt for the Jewish Law, and (3) the desecration of the Temple. He answers all these...
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 22 PAUL SPEAKS TO THE CROWD, 22:1-21 V1 ‘Brothers and fathers, listen to me! I will explain what happened.’ V2 The crowd became even quieter. T...
AND WHEN I COULD NOT SEE FOR THE GLORY OF THAT LIGHT. — It is again characteristic of a personal recollection that, while the narrative of Acts 9:8 states only the fact of blindness, St. Paul himself...
οὐκ ἐνέβλεπον, _cf._ Xen., _Mem._, iii., 11, 10, here absolute, Grimm-Thayer, _sub v._ : chap. ix., 8, gives the fact of the blindness, here we have its cause as from St. Paul's personal reminiscence....
HOW HIS LIFE WAS CHANGED Acts 22:1 What a sermon Paul preached! His pulpit, the steps that ascended from the Temple level to the Castle of Antonia. His audience, the frenzied crowds who filled the co...
Paul's defense as here recorded is a rare and perfect example of Christian argument. He was defending his devotion to work among the Gentiles. In that defense the last word he was permitted to utter w...
Paul now proceeds to vindicate himself by relating his experience, giving his Cilician nativity and his education in Jerusalem at the feet of Gamaliel, the champion theologian, his identity with the p...
I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was...
The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
He departs therefore to Jerusalem; and when there, he goes to the house of James, and all the elders assemble. Paul relates to them the work of God among the Gentiles. They turn to their Judaism, of w...
AND WHEN I COULD NOT SEE FOR THE GLORY OF THAT LIGHT,.... Which was above the brightness of the sun, and so dazzled his eyes, that he could not see his way into the city, some of his company took him...
_And as I made my journey, &c., about noon_ For all was done in the face of the sun; _suddenly there shone a great light_ By whatever method God reveals himself to us, we shall have everlasting cause...
The conversion of Paul. Chap Acts 9:3-18....
The vision on the way:...
AND WHEN I COULD NOT SEE FOR THE GLORY OF THAT LIGHT, BEING LED BY THE HAND OF THEM THAT WERE WITH ME, I CAME INTO DAMASCUS. The first part of Paul's address was intended not only to awaken sympathy f...
The crowd having been quietened, Paul speaks with fullest respect for those he addresses, and doing so in the Hebrew language, he attracts more serious attention. He has been practically convicted by...
1-11 The apostle addressed the enraged multitude, in the customary style of respect and good-will. Paul relates the history of his early life very particularly; he notices that his conversion was who...
I COULD NOT SEE FOR THE GLORY OF THAT LIGHT; the excellency of the object overpowering his sight. It was a strange work of God that enabled St. Stephen to see Christ, who is now so glorious, ACTS 7:55...
Tertullian Against Praxeas -by means, of course, of the light which was accessible, although it was not without imperilling his sight that he experienced that light.[188]...
Acts 22:11 And G1161 since G5613 could G1689 not G3756 see G1689 (G5707) for G575 glory G1391 that...
“And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me I came into Damascus.” The vividness of the light had blinded him, and thus he had had to be led...
Acts 22:11. AND WHEN I COULD NOT SEE FOR THE GLORY OF THAT LIGHT. We have here another _personal_ memory of the strange eventful scene. In the narrative of chap. 9, we are simply told Saul was blinded...
I COULD NOT SEE (ουκ ενεβλεπον). Imperfect active of εμβλεπω, I was not seeing, same fact stated in Acts 9:8. Here the reason as "for the glory of that light" (απο της δοξης του φωτος εκεινου).BEIN...
Acts 22:1. _Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now unto you. (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith),_ Men...
CONTENTS: Paul's defense before the multitude. Recounts his conversion. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Ananias, chief captain. CONCLUSION: God's servants who are set upon with rage and fury because o...
Acts 22:1. _Men, brethren, and fathers;_ that is, men of mixed nations assembled at the feast. The persecutors had said, men of Israel, help. _Brethren,_ religious persons of the stock of Israel. _Fat...
AND COMING NEAR DAMASCUS. See notes on Acts 9:3-9. The bright light flashed at the time the sun was the brightest, and was much brighter than the sun (Acts 26:13). SAUL, SAUL. The voice spoke in Hebre...
_And when I could not see for the glory of that light._ TOO MUCH LIGHT There is such a thing as having too much light, as having so much light that we can see nothing. If God should send us all the l...
_Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence._ PAUL’S DEFENCE 1. Whether we consider the man, the circumstances, the speech, or the effect produced, this address is worthy to be ranked among the...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 22:6 begins the second part of the defence (Acts 22:6). WAS COME NIGH should be _was drawing near._ The narration is the same as in Acts 9:3 and...
EXPOSITION ACTS 22:1 _Brethren _for _men, brethren, _A.V. (Acts 7:2, note); the for my, A.V.; _now make _for _make now, _A.V. THE DEFENSE; ἀπολογία This is the technical word in classical Greek for...
Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the twenty-second chapter of Acts. Pick up on Paul where we left him last week in that very dramatic moment. Paul in spite of repeated warnings from the Holy Spirit...
Acts 13:11; Acts 9:8; Acts 9:9; Isaiah 42:16...
For the glory of that light. The cause of his blindness is not stated in ch. 9....