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Acts 22:6 KJV
Acts · chapter 22 · verse 6
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.Acts 22:6 · King James Version
Acts 22:6 in context
4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
6And 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.
7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
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Key words (Strong's)
- DamascusdamaskosDamascus = " silent is the sackcloth weaver" , one of the most ancient and most…G1154 →
- suddenlyexaiphnēsof a sudden, suddenly, unexpectedlyG1810 →
- heavenouranosthe vaulted expanse of the sky with all things visible in it, the universe, the world…G3772 →
- aboutperiabout, concerning, on account of, because of, around, nearG4012 →
- shoneperiastraptōto flash around, shine aboutG4015 →
- greathikanossufficient, many enough, enough, sufficient in abilityG2425 →
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Paul here gives such an account of himself as might serve not only to satisfy the chief captain that he was not that Egyptian he took him to be, but the Jews also that he was not that enemy to their church and nation, to their law and temple, they took him to be, and that what he did in preaching Christ, and…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 3-21