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 to the death, arresting and putting both men and women in jail, 5as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. After I received letters from them to the brothers, I traveled to Damascus to arrest those who were there and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished. “As I was traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon an intense light from heaven suddenly flashed around me. 7I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 8“I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.’

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• it came to pass, thatγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• as Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• made my journeyπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• was come nighἐγγίζωeggizō · to come nearG1448
• unto Damascusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto DamascusΔαμασκόςDamaskos · DamascusG1154
• aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• noonμεσημβρίαmesēmbria · noon/southG3314
• suddenlyἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēs · suddenlyG1810
• there shoneπεριαστράπτωperiastraptō · to shineG4015
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• a greatἱκανόςhikanos · sufficientG2425
• lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457

Cross-references for Acts 22:6

• Acts 9:3As he traveled and was nearing Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.
• Acts 26:12“I was traveling to Damascus under these circumstances with authority and a commission from the chief priests.
• Genesis 14:15And he and his servants deployed against them by night, defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah to the north of Damascus.
• Genesis 15:2But Abram said, “Lord God, what can you give me, since I am 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 David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.
• Acts 26:13King Agrippa, while on the road at midday, I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.
• Isaiah 24:23The moon will be put to shame and the sun disgraced, because the Lord of Armies will reign as king on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, and he will display his glory in the presence of his elders.
• Matthew 17:2He was transfigured in front of them, and his face shone like the sun; his clothes became as white as the light.
• Revelation 1:16He had seven stars in his right hand; a sharp double-edged sword came from his mouth, and his face was shining like the sun at full strength.

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

Topics related to Acts 22:6

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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