Acts 9:6

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Acts 9:6 - Amplified Bible

{Trembling and astonished he asked, Lord, what do You desire me to do? The Lord said to him,} But arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.

Acts 9:6 - American Standard Version

but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

Acts 9:6 - Bible in Basic English

But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

Acts 9:6 - Darby Bible

But rise up and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

Acts 9:6 - English Standard Version

But rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do."

Acts 9:6 - 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.

Acts 9:6 - La Biblia de las Americas

levántate (Algunas versiones agregan al principio del vers.: El, temblando y temeroso, dijo: Señor, ¿qué quieres que yo haga? Y el Señor le dijo: Levántate), entra en la ciudad, y se te dirá lo que debes hacer.

Acts 9:6 - The Message

Acts 9:6 - New American Standard Bible

but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do."

Acts 9:6 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

levántate, entra en la ciudad, y se te dirá lo que debes hacer."

Acts 9:6 - World English Bible

But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

Acts 9:6 - Young's Living Translation

trembling also, and astonished, he said, `Lord, what dost thou wish me to do?` and the Lord [said] unto him, `Arise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behoveth thee to do.`

Acts 9:6 - Additional Comments

At this point Paul surrendered his will. It was pretty evident to Paul now that Jesus was what the He and the Christians had claimed, that Jesus was truly from God, and not just a deceitful leader. Paul recognized this, and was ready to obey Jesus. I'm sure he was quite confused, and not really sure how to react - but what else could he do but to obey?
This is very remarkable - in a moment, Paul's world view was turned upside down.
Carl Sagan was a very well known astronomer and science author. He wrote frequently about religion and the relationship between religion and science, expressing his skepticism about many conventional conceptualizations of God. Sagan once stated, for instance, that "The idea that God is an oversized white male with a flowing beard, who sits in the sky and tallies the fall of every sparrow is ludicrous. But if by 'God,' one means the set of physical laws that govern the universe, then clearly there is such a God. This God is emotionally unsatisfying... it does not make much sense to pray to the law of gravity." One of his most famous quotations as seen in Cosmos, was "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." Sagan viewed the existence of God as extraordinary claims, but he did not see any extraordinary evidence for God, so he could not believe. Ah, if only Jesus had visited Sagan as He did Paul! But that is not how God works - God looks for faith in the things that are not seen - Heb 11:1 "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

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