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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Acts 26:13

11Many times I had them punished in the synagogues to get them to curse Jesus. I was so violently opposed to them that I even chased them down in foreign cities. 12“One day I was on such a mission to Damascus, armed with the authority and commission of the leading priests. 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. 14We all fell down, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is useless for you to fight against my will.’ 15“‘Who are you, lord?’ I asked. “And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus, the one 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 9:3As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him.
• Acts 22:6“As I was on the road, approaching Damascus about noon, a very bright light from heaven suddenly shone down around me.
• Isaiah 24:23Then the glory of the moon will wane, and the brightness of the sun will fade, for the Lord of Heaven’s Armies will rule on Mount Zion. He will rule in great glory in Jerusalem, in the sight of all the leaders of his people.
• Isaiah 30:26The moon will be as bright as the sun, and the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days in one! So it will be when the Lord begins to heal his people and cure the wounds he gave them.
• Matthew 17:2As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.
• Revelation 1:16He held seven stars in his right hand, and a sharp two-edged sword came from his mouth. And his face was like the sun in all its brilliance.
• Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.

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