Acts 9:3

As he was going along, he drew near to Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

Text-Critical English NT

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 asked for letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them to Jerusalem as prisoners.

4Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are yoʋ persecuting me?”

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Cross References

Acts 22:6“About noon, as I was going along and drawing near to Damascus, a great light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

1 Corinthians 15:8Last of all, as to one born at the wrong time, he appeared to me as well.

Revelation 21:23The city has no need for the sun or moon to shine, for the glory of God itself gives it light, and its lamp 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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