{Wherefore} (hothen). This relatival adverb (cf. 14:26 28:13 ) gathers up all that Paul has said. {I was not
disobedient} (ouk egenom(886e) apeith(8873)). Litotes again, "I did not
become (second aorist middle indicative of ginomai)
disobedient" (apeith(8873), old word already in Lu 1:17 ). {Unto
the heavenly vision} ( (8869) ourani(9369) optasi(8369)). A later form of
opsis, from optaz(935c), in LXX, and in N.T. ( Lu 1:22 24:23 Ac
26:19 2Co 12:1 ). Only time that Paul uses it about seeing
Christ on the Damascus road, but no reflection on the reality of
the event.
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