Acts 9:3

But on the journey, as he was getting near Damascus, suddenly there flashed round him a light from Heaven;

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

2went to the High Priest and begged from him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, in order that if he found any believers there, either men or women, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem.

4and falling to the ground he heard a voice which said to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"

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Cross References

Acts 22:6"But on my way, when I was now not far from Damascus, about noon a sudden blaze of light from Heaven shone round me.

1 Corinthians 15:8And last of all, as to one of untimely birth, He appeared to me also.

Revelation 21:23Nor has the city any need of the sun or of the moon, to give it light; for the glory of God has shone upon it 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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