Acts says Paul believed Jesus’s appearance physically impacted his companions?

  • Question

    Is it true that, according to Acts, Paul testified to Jesus's appearing to him on the road to Damascas, and specifically that this appearance not only physically impacted Paul himself, but that it also physically impacted his companions to who were traveling with him to Damascus?

“Yes, after all…

  • Acts 9 & 22 (“Paul says ‘blinded me, so guided!’”)

    According to Acts, Paul testifies that, when Jesus appeared to him, he was in the middle of traveling to Damascus with a group of companions and, as a result of observing that Paul was blinded by his experience on the road, those companions were forced lead him by hand into the city.

    • Acts 22:9 — And those who were with me saw the light, to be sure, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me.
    • Acts 26:12 — “saw… light… shining all around me and those who were journeying with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground…”

  • Acts 9 & 26 (“Paul says ‘light threw us to ground!’”)

    According to Acts, Paul says that when Jesus appeared to him he was traveling to Damascus with a group of companions and the light that they saw knocked them all to the ground.”

    • Acts 26:12 — “saw… light… shining all around me and those who were journeying with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground…” [Contextually, they seem to have fallen because of the light.]
    • Acts 9:3 — a light from heaven flashed around him; 4 and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying… leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus

  • Acts 22 & 9 (“Paul says ‘all heard the voice’”)

    According to Acts, Paul says that when Jesus appeared to him he was traveling to Damascus with a group of companions; Jesus spoke to Paul and—while not necessarily understanding the words—they all heard the voice.

    • Acts 22:9 — And those who were with… did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me. ..
    • Acts 9:7 The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one

  • Acts 22 & 26 (“Paul says ‘we all saw the light’”)

    Accordings to Acts, Paul says that when Jesus appeared to him l he was traveling to Damascus with a group of companions and they all saw the glory-light associated with Jesus’ appearance to Paul.

    • Acts 22:9 — And those who were with me saw the light, to be sure, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me.
    • Acts 26:12 — “saw… light… shining all around me and those who were journeying with me. And when we had all fallen to the ground…”