Acts 9:3
And as he made the journey, it happened that he was approaching Damascus. And suddenly, a light from heaven shone around him.
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In Context
4And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
Cross References
Psalms 104:2Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
Acts 22:6But it happened that, as I was traveling and was approaching Damascus at midday, suddenly from heaven a great light shone around me.
1 Corinthians 15:8And last of all, he was seen also by me, as if I were someone born at the wrong time.
Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine in it. For the glory of God has illuminated it, and the Lamb is its lamp.
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 →