Acts 22:6

Acts 22:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
• New International Version (NIV)“About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Now it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me.

Context of Acts 22:6

4I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison, 5as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished. About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. 7I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’ 8‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.

Acts 22:6 word by word

ἐγένετο δέ μοι πορευομένῳ καὶ ἐγγίζοντι τῇ Δαμασκῷ περὶ μεσημβρίαν ἐξαίφνης ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ περιαστράψαι φῶς ἱκανὸν περὶ ἐμέ·Read the interlinear

• Aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• noonμεσημβρίαmesēmbria · noon/southG3314
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• ·γίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• was approachingπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• was approachingκαίkai · andG2532
• was approachingἐγγίζωeggizō · to come nearG1448
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• DamascusΔαμασκόςDamaskos · DamascusG1154
• suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēs · suddenlyG1810
• a brightἱκανόςhikanos · sufficientG2425
• lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• flashedπεριαστράπτωperiastraptō · to shineG4015

Cross-references for Acts 22:6

• Acts 9:3As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
• Acts 26:12In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
• Genesis 14:15During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
• Genesis 15:2But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
• 2 Samuel 8:6Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
• Acts 26:13About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
• Isaiah 24:23The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.
• Matthew 17:2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
• Revelation 1:16He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

Commentaries on Acts 22:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6As I made my journey, etc. - See the whole of this account, and all the particular circumstances, considered at large in the notes on Acts 9:1; (note), etc., and the observations at the conclusion of that chapter.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 See the notes on Acts 9:3-7. Acts 22:6 As I made my journey - As I was on my journey. About noon - Acts 26:13, “at mid-day.” This circumstance is omitted by Luke in his account in Acts 22:11 The glory of that light - The splendor, the intense brilliancy of the light. See this and its effects explained in the notes on Acts 9:8.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21Paul gives his most complete defense of his life and faith before his own people in Jerusalem. This speech shows his flexibility as a missionary, just as his message to the Greek philosophers in Athens also did (17:22–31; see 1 Corinthians 9:20–23). He begins by showing his close connection with his audience. He explains his Jewish background and his training under Gamaliel the Elder (a respected Jewish teacher). He also describes his strong desire to…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-302. when they heard ... the Hebrew tongue--(See on Ac 21:40). they kept the more silence--They could have understood him in Greek, and doubtless fully expected the renegade to address them in that language, but the sound of their holy mother tongue awed them into deeper silence.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings