Acts 26:13

Acts 26:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
• New International Version (NIV)About noon, King Agrippa, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, blazing around me and my companions.
• New King James Version (NKJV)at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me.
• New Living Translation (NLT)About noon, Your Majesty, as I was on the road, a light from heaven brighter than the sun shone down on me and my companions.

Context of Acts 26:13

11And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme, and in raging fury against them I persecuted them even to foreign cities. 12"In this connection I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests. At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, that shone around me and those who journeyed with me. 14And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.' 15And I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

Acts 26:13 word by word

ἡμέρας μέσης κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν εἶδον, βασιλεῦ, οὐρανόθεν ὑπὲρ τὴν λαμπρότητα τοῦ ἡλίου περιλάμψαν με φῶς καὶ τοὺς σὺν ἐμοὶ πορευομένους.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• At middayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• At middayμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
• O kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• I sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• inκατάkata · according toG2596
• the wayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• a lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• from heavenοὐρανόθενouranothen · from heavenG3771
• aboveὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• the brightnessλαμπρότηςlamprotēs · brightnessG2987
• of the sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• shining round aboutπεριλάμπωperilampō · to shine aroundG4034
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• which journeyedπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• withσύνsun · withG4862

Cross-references for Acts 26:13

• Acts 9:3Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him.
• Acts 22:6"As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me.
• Isaiah 24:23Then the moon will be confounded and the sun ashamed, for the Lord of hosts reigns on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and his glory will be before his elders.
• Isaiah 30:26Moreover, the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day when the Lord binds up the brokenness of his people, and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow.
• Matthew 17:2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.
• Revelation 1:16In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.
• Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.

Commentaries on Acts 26:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-15Verses 12-15 See this passage explained in the notes on Acts 9:5, etc.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of Christ both to him and in him; when in the full career of his sin. He was made a minister by Divine authority: the same Jesus who appeared to him in that glorious light, ordered him to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. A world that sits in darkness must be enlightened; those must be brought to know the things that belong to their everlasting peace, who are yet ignorant of them. A…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-18See 9:1–18.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-159-15. (See on Ac 9:1, &c.; and compare Ac 22:4, &c.)Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 26:13

• Converts
• Court
• Damascus
• Defense
• Paul
• Testimony
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on Acts 26

• 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