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• Acts 9:7 "And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man."

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• Acts 22:9 "And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me."

< One possible explanation is that there is no actual contradiction between these passages. Instead, some Bible translations have worded the verses erroneously.

Here is an example of 3 different translations:
Acts 9:7  
a.    (Acts 9:7, NASB) - "And the men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one."
b.    (Acts 9:7, NIV) - "The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone."
c.    (Acts 9:7, KJV) - "And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man"

Acts 22:9

a.     (Acts 22:9, NASB) - "And those who were with me beheld the light, to be sure, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me."
b.    (Acts 22:9, NIV) "My companions saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who was speaking to me."
c.    (Acts 22:9, KJV) - "And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me."

In other words, we only have a translation problem; in which case the NIV and the NASB translate it properly.  The travelers with Saul heard the sound (9:7) but did not understand what Christ said (22:9).  Please look at the citation for a more detailed explanation.

http://carm.org/bible-difficulties/luke-john-acts/did-men-paul-hear-voice-or-not