New Testament Greek

Acts 22:9 — οἱ δὲ σὺν ἐμοὶ ὄντες τὸ μὲν φῶς ἐθεάσαντο καὶ ἔμφοβοι ἐγένοντο, τὴν δὲ φωνὴν οὐκ ἤκουσαν τοῦ λαλοῦντός μοι. (“Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one speaking to me.”)

In Acts 22:9, Paul recounts his Damascus road experience before a hostile crowd in Jerusalem. This verse highlights the partial perception of those accompanying him—they saw the light, were terrified, but did not hear the voice. The grammar creates both narrative tension and theological significance, particularly in comparison with Acts 9:7, which presents the same event with different emphasis.… Learn Koine Greek

Acts 22:7 — ἔπεσόν τε εἰς τὸ ἔδαφος καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς λεγούσης μοι· Σαοὺλ, Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις; (“And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’”)

This verse is Paul’s retelling of his Damascus road experience to a hostile Jewish crowd in Jerusalem. It portrays the dramatic moment of divine interruption—physical collapse and personal address—through coordinated aorists and a genitive construction that introduces a moment of divine speech. The Greek grammar intensifies the theological shock of the moment: a persecutor is arrested by the voice of the one he is harming, and the narrative tension builds through verbal and participial sequencing.… Learn Koine Greek