Why weren't the men that were with Saul (Paul) blinded?
Saul heard a voice but didn't see, and was blinded. Why was he the only one who was blinded?
Acts 9:7
ESV - 7 The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one.
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Asked May 23 2018
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Pete Corrales
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Tim Maas
Acts 9:3 says, "Now as he [that is, Saul] journeyed he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed about him." (The narrative says "him", not "them".) I would say that, although the men who were with Saul heard the voice of Christ speaking to Saul, the light from heaven and the vision of Christ were intended specifically and exclusively for Saul (and not for the men who were with him), for the purpose of convincing Saul of the risen Christ's reality, power, and identity as God, and also for the purpose of blinding him. (The reasons why he was blinded are discussed in the eBible question, "Why did Jesus blind Saul?") Also, because the men who were with Saul were not blinded, they were subsequently able to lead him into Damascus. This allowed Saul to concentrate on the vision that he had seen, rather than having him (along with the rest of his party) be distracted by the question of how they were now going to get to Damascus if all of them had been blind.
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