Acts 9:3

And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;

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In The King James Version

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

In Context

2And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

4And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

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Cross References

Psalms 104:2You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:

Acts 22:6And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.

1 Corinthians 15:8And last of all, as by one whose birth was out of the right time, he was seen by me.

Revelation 21:23And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:2-10

Saul's Conversion. 1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. 3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5… Read the whole commentary →

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