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ACTS 9:4-5 diw,keij
The clause sklhro,n soi pro.j ke,ntra lakti,zein is included after
diw,keij (ver. Acts 9:4) in E 431 vgmss syrp, h with * Petilianus J...
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Verse Acts 9:4. _AND HE FELL TO THE EARTH_] Being struck down with the
lightning: many persons suppose he was on horseback, and painters thus
represent him; but this is utterly without foundation. Pai...
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AND HE FELL TO THE EARTH - He was astonished and overcome by the
sudden flash of light. There is a remarkable similarity between what
occurred here, and what is recorded of Daniel in regard to the vis...
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CHAPTER 9
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1. The vision of Glory on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1).
2. Instructions given to Ananias (Acts 9:10).
3. Saul filled with the Spirit, is baptized and preaches that Jesus is
the Son...
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PAUL'S CONVERSION. This belongs geographically to the field of the
Hellenist mission, which was announced in Acts 8:4, and occupied that
whole chapter. We heard of that mission at Samaria and Cæ sarea...
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SURRENDER (Acts 9:1-9)...
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But Saul, still breathing out threat and murder to the disciples of
the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters of credit
to Damascus, to the synagogues there, so that if he found any...
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FELL... AND. falling.
EARTH. Greek. _ge_. App-129.
VOICE. Greek. _phone._ Same as "sound", Acts 2:6.
SAUL, SAUL. Up to Acts 13:9, the Greek form _Saulos_ is used in the
narrative, but here, 17; Acts...
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_And he fell to the earth_ Dazzled by the intense brightness. From
Acts 26:14 we find that not only Saul but his companions were struck
down by the light, though there was more in the vision which he...
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Acts 9:1-9. SAUL’S MISSION TO DAMASCUS AND HIS CONVERSION...
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ΚΑῚ ΠΕΣῺΝ ἘΠῚ ΤῊΝ ἬΚΟΥΣΕΝ, _and he fell to
the earth and heard_. The fall was in consequence of the dazzling
intensity of the brightness. From Acts 26:14 we find that not only
Saul but his companions...
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_THE CONVERSION OF SAUL ACTS 9:1-18:_ Saul's early training helped him
to be a very sincere man. However, as important as sincerity is we
must remember that sincerity may be just as real in the heart...
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ΠΕΣΏΝ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΠΊΠΤΩ (G4098)
падать,
ΉΚΟΥΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать,
с _асс._ Павел воспринял звук и
расслышал произнесенные слова (Barrett),
ΛΈΓΟΥΣΑΝ _praes. a...
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DISCOURSE: 1762
CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL
Acts 9:3. And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly
there shined round about him a light from heaven: and he fell to the
earth, and heard a voice...
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SUDDENLY THERE SHINED ROUND ABOUT HIM A LIGHT, &C.— It was about
noon that Saul with his company came nigh the city of Damascus; when
suddenly there appeared the _Shechinah,_ or the glory of the Lord,...
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ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS. Acts 9:3-8 a.
Acts 9:3
And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus:
and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven:
Acts 9:4
and he...
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THE CONVERSION AND EARLY LABORS OF SAUL
Acts 9:1-30; Galatians 1:17-24
For a moment let us pause and look back over the pathway of the
narrative, Luke has given the following events since the beginni...
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4. "_And he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying to him,
Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?_" He not only heard this voice,
but, gazing, while his eyes could endure it, into the midst of th...
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And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul,
Saul, why persecutest thou me?
AND HE FELL TO THE EARTH - and his companions fell with him (),
AND HEARD A VOICE SAYING UNTO HI...
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26 It is notable that the messenger, or angel, who spoke to Philip is
also called "the spirit" (29) and "the spirit of the Lord" (39). This
suggests that these expressions may refer to created beings...
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9:4 voice (g-9) _ Phone_ , accusative; in ver. 7 genitive; in ch.
22.9,14 accusative; in ch. 22.7 genitive. The genitive is 'to listen
to,' or when the voice of a rumour reaches. It is the fact or phy...
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SAUL BECOMES A CHRISTIAN
1-30. The Conversion of Saul is to regarded as a miraculous event. The
way for it may have been prepared by Stephen's speech, by the
spectacle of the constancy of the Christia...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 9
JESUS APPEARS IN FRONT OF SAUL, 9:1-9
V1 Saul was still saying that he would hurt the *Lord’s *disciples.
He said that he would kill them. He...
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SAUL, SAUL, WHY PERSECUTEST THOU ME? — It is remarkable that here
only, in the original Greek, and in Acts 9:17, as in the reproduction
of the words in Acts 22:27; Acts 26:14, do we find the Hebrew fo...
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Acts 9:1
CHAPTER 2
THE CONVERSION OF THE PERSECUTOR.
Acts 8:3; Acts 9:1
WE have in the last chapter traced the course of St. Paul's life as we
know it from his own reminiscences, from hints in Hol...
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καὶ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, _cf._ Acts 22:7, both
expressions show the over-whelming impression made by the sudden
bright light. In Acts 26:14 all fall to the ground, but there is no
contradiction with Act...
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WINNING A PERSECUTOR
Acts 9:1-9
A year had passed since Acts 8:3. “The Way” had become the
accepted phrase for the infant Church and its presentation of the
truth, Acts 19:9; Acts 22:4. It may refer...
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Opposition, the leader of which seems to have been Saul, continued.
Armed with letters from the high priest, he attempted to put an end to
the Nazarene heresy. It was on his journey with this intent t...
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Seeing the Light on the Damascus' Road
Saul not only persecuted the church in Jerusalem, but even went to
foreign cities to carry out his vicious persecution. Bruce presents
some evidence that the Jew...
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_Why dost thou persecute me? My disciples, my brothers, and my
friends. The head speaks for the members, and by a figure of speech,
calls them itself. (St. Augustine, in Ps. xxx.) --- Here Jesus Chris...
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SAUL'S CONVERSION
1-15. As the Romans looked upon the Nazarenes as an insignificant
faction of Judaism, in some way to them utterly mysterious, out of
harmony with their own church, they acquiesced in...
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And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined
round about him a light from heaven: (4) And he fell to the earth, and
heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest...
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We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of
the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the
manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in
var...
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_THE CONVERSION OF ST. PAUL_
‘And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice … Arise, and go into
the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.’
Acts 9:4; Acts 9:6
Of all the followers of Chr...
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4.And therefore Luke saith that he _fell to the ground. _For what
other thing can befall man, but that he must lie prostrate and be, as
it were, brought to nothing, when he is overwhelmed with the pre...
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A work and a workman of another character begin now to dawn upon the
scene.
We have seen the inveterate opposition of the heads of Israel to the
testimony of the Holy Ghost, their obstinacy in repelli...
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AND HE FELL TO THE EARTH,.... Not being able to bear the light, and
still less the divine glory and majesty which he perceived was
present; and therefore, in great confusion, amazement, and fear, he
f...
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And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul,
Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Ver. 4. _Fell to the earth_] Christ unhorsed him, but did not destroy
him. He is not such a monarch a...
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_And as he journeyed_ Full of wrath against the Lord's disciples; and
_came near to Damascus, suddenly there shined round about him a light
from heaven_ This, doubtless, was occasioned by the rays of...
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Wicked men in persecuting Christians are persecuting Christ. But he
can reveal himself to them in such a manner as to fill them with deep
consternation, and lead them without reserve to give up themse...
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The miraculous vision:...
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AND HE FELL TO THE EARTH, AND HEARD A VOICE SAYING UNTO HIM, SAUL,
SAUL, WHY PERSECUTEST THOU ME?...
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Philip the evangelist is now put in the background, as the Spirit of
God begins a work of another kind, using a most unexpected workman.
Saul was filled with strongest animosity toward the disciples,...
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"and he fell upon the earth, and heard. voice saying unto him, Saul,
Saul, why persecutest thou me?"He fell upon the earth" The text does
not say that he fell off his horse,. popular corruption of thi...
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1-9 So ill informed was Saul, that he thought he ought to do all he
could against the name of Christ, and that he did God service thereby;
he seemed to breathe in this as in his element. Let us not d...
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Saul FELL TO THE EARTH, struck with the amazing light and terrible
voice of Christ; as also with the sense of the presence of God, which
he knew was thus reverenced by Daniel, DANIEL 8:17, DANIEL 10:9...
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4. "_ And he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying to him,
Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? " He not only heard this voice,
but, gazing, while his eyes could endure it, into the midst of t...
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Origen Commentary on John Book I
And as a consequence of this we see that every one who betrays the
disciples of Jesus is reckoned as betraying Jesus Himself. To
Saul,[62]...
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Acts 9:4 Then G2532 fell G4098 (G5631) to G1909 ground G1093 heard
G191 (G5656) voice G5456 saying...
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SAUL'S EXPERIENCE ON THE DAMASCUS ROAD (9:1-19)....
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‘And as he journeyed, it came about that he drew near to Damascus,
and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven, and he
fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Sau...
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Acts 9:4. AND HEARD A VOICE SAYING UNTO HIM, SAUL, SAUL. While the
others were stunned, stupified, and confused, a clear Light broke in
terribly on the soul of one of the little company. A voice spoke...
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_The Conversion of the Pharisee Leader Saul,_ 3-9.
After the Passion of the Lord, the conversion of St. Paul is the event
to which attention is most frequently called in the sacred writings.
Many time...
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HE FELL UPON THE EARTH
(πεσων επ την γην). Second aorist active participle. So
in Acts 22:7 Paul says: "I fell unto the ground" (επεσα εις
το εδαφος) using an old word rather than the common γην. In...
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ME?
The Lord identifies Himself with His people....
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Acts 9:1
The Conversion of St. Paul.
That blessed war of aggression which Jesus Christ wages upon the evil
one is a war which is made to maintain itself. Christ's soldiers are
His captured enemies. E...
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Acts 9:1
Early History and Conversion of Paul.
Viewed as a public event in the history of the Christian Church, the
conversion of Paul furnishes new and independent testimony to the
Divine origin of...
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Acts 9:4
The Lord's dealing with St. Paul has been precisely the way of His
dealing with thousands and tens of thousands whom He has sought to
make in like manner partakers of the light of the everla...
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Acts 9:1. _And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter
against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,-_
Notice that little word «yet.» «Saul yet breathing out threatenings
a...
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L, 2. _And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings, and slaughter against
the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, And desired of
him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found...
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Acts 9:1. _And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter
against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, and
desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he fou...
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CONTENTS: Conversion of Saul of Tarsus. Paul preaches and visits
Jerusalem and returns to Tarsus. Peter heals Aeneas. Tabitha raised
from the dead.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Saul, disciples, hi...
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Acts 9:1. _Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against
the disciples of the Lord._ Not less than two thousand of them, who
fell in this storm, were massacred indiscriminately. If what i...
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AND HEARD A VOICE. The voice spoke to him in Hebrew (Acts 26:14), the
language he spoke at his mother's knee, which was also the theological
language. This strikes Saul at the very depths of his perso...
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_And suddenly there shined round about him a light from heave._
THE HEAVENLY LIGHT
As the supernatural reflects the moral in all the miracles of the
Bible, so in the conversion of St. Paul. We have...
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_He fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul,
why persecutest thou Me?_
THE LORD’S WORD
I. Consolation. This word is a two-edged sword; it carries comfort to
those who are wit...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 9:1 In chs. Acts 6:1 Luke deals primarily with the
witness of the Jerusalem church among the dispersed Greek-speaking
Jews (the “Hellenists”) and with the apostle Peter. The conversi...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 9:4 Jesus’ reference to Saul’s PERSECUTING ME
shows his close identity with his followers: to persecute Christians
was to persecute Christ.
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 9:1. AND should be _but_ directing attention once more to Saul.
BREATHING OUT.—_Breathing in_ better renders the verb
ἐμπνέων, threatening and slaughter describing the atmosphe...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 9:1
_But _for _and, _A.V.; _breathing _for _breathing out, _A.V.;
_threatening _for _threatenings, _A.V. THREATENING AND SLAUGHTER. The
phrase ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς κ.τ.λ., is rather a...
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When Alexander the Great conquered the world, he left pockets of Greek
culture throughout the world. So these pockets of Greek culture became
very influential. And even though the Roman Empire conquer...
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1 Corinthians 12:12; 1 Corinthians 4:7; Acts 22:7; Acts 22:8; Acts
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Saying. In Paul's own account he says that the words were spoken in
Hebrew (ch. 26 14)....
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SAUL'S CONVERSION: A PATTERN AND A PROPHECY
1 Timothy 1:15; _with Acts 9:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We marvel, therefore, that what God wrought in Saul's conversion on
the Damascus road is as vital a pa...
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THREE GREAT QUESTIONS
Acts 9:4
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
When Saul of Tarsus was stricken down to the ground by a great light,
he heard a voice saying, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me?"
Saul had thou...
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He heard a voice — Severe, yet full of grace....