Acts 9:6

“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The risen Jesus speaks directly to Saul of Tarsus immediately after the blinding light fades and Saul falls to the ground. The command is issued at the precise moment of Saul’s physical prostration and spiritual disorientation.

The words — εἴσελθε (eiselthe) = enter/go into; λαληθήσεται (lalethēsetai) = will be told. The Greek uses a future passive verb to indicate that instruction will come from an external, divine source rather than Saul’s own initiative.

The thread — The command structure mirrors Acts 22:10, where the Damascus encounter is recounted, and aligns with Acts 26:16’s commission to stand as a witness. The theme of grace overriding prior hostility appears in 1 Timothy 1:14.

Why it lands — The text demands immediate obedience to a specific geographic command while withholding the full purpose until arrival. It places the burden of action on the recipient while reserving the explanation for God’s timing.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

Cross-references

Acts 22:10 Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
Acts 26:16 ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
1 Timothy 1:14 And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
Acts 9:15 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
Acts 10:22 “Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
Acts 10:32 Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
Acts 11:13 He told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
Acts 16:29 Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
Acts 24:25 As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
Romans 5:20 The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,