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Acts 9:3-4 KJV
Acts · chapter 9 · verses 3–4
3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?Acts 9:3-4 · King James Version
Acts 9:3-4 in context
1And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
2And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- journeyedporeuōto lead over, carry over, transfer, to pursue the journey on which one has entered, to…G4198 →
- journeyedenin, by, with etcG1722 →
- DamascusdamaskosDamascus = " silent is the sackcloth weaver" , one of the most ancient and most…G1154 →
- suddenlyexaiphnēsof a sudden, suddenly, unexpectedlyG1810 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- aboutperiastraptōto flash around, shine aboutG4015 →
- lightphōslight, the light, emitted by a lamp, a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they…G5457 →
- earthgēarable land, the ground, the earth as a standing place, the main land as opposed to the…G1093 →
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We found mention made of Saul twice or thrice in the story of Stephen, for the sacred penman longed to come to his story; and now we are come to it, not quite taking leave of Peter but from henceforward being mostly taken up with Paul the apostle of the Gentiles, as Peter was of the circumcision.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9