Discovery BoxActs 9:8 
Context9:8 So Saul got up from the ground, but although his eyes were open, 1 he could see nothing. 2 Leading him by the hand, his companions 3 brought him into Damascus.
Acts 13:13
Context13:13 Then Paul and his companions put out to sea 4 from Paphos 5 and came to Perga 6 in Pamphylia, 7 but John 8 left them and returned to Jerusalem. 9
1 tn Grk “his eyes being open,” a genitive absolute construction that has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle.
2 sn He could see nothing. This sign of blindness, which was temporary until v. 18, is like the sign of deafness experienced by Zechariah in Luke 1. It allowed some time for Saul (Paul) to reflect on what had happened without distractions.
3 tn Grk “they”; the referents (Saul’s companions) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn BDAG 62 s.v. ἀνάγω 4, “as a nautical t.t. (ἀ. τὴν ναῦν put a ship to sea), mid. or pass. ἀνάγεσθαι to begin to go by boat, put out to sea.”
5 sn Paphos was a city on the southwestern coast of the island of Cyprus. See Acts 13:6.
6 sn Perga was a city in Pamphylia near the southern coast of Asia Minor. The journey from Paphos to Perga is about 105 mi (175 km).
7 sn Pamphylia was a province in the southern part of Asia Minor.
8 sn That is, John Mark.
9 sn Returned to Jerusalem. John Mark had originally accompanied them from Jerusalem (see Acts 12:25). John Mark’s decision to leave became an issue later for Barnabas and Paul (Acts 15:36-39).
map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
