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Acts 22:6

Damascus
Jesus Christ

4 I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,

5 as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.

About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.

7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?’

8 ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
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.
WEB
“As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
ASV
And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
DARBY
And it came to pass, as I was journeying and drawing near to Damascus, that, about mid-day, there suddenly shone out of heaven a great light round about me.
BLB
But it happened to me, journeying and drawing near to Damascus about noon, [that] suddenly a great light out of heaven shone around me,
ÅB
Men det skjedde da jeg var på veien og kom nær til Damaskus, da strålte ved middags-tider et sterkt lys fra himmelen med ett omkring meg,
OTB
«Men da jeg var på min reise, nærmet meg Damaskus rundt middagstid, omgav et meget sterkt lys fra himmelen meg plutselig,
B1930
Men det skjedde da jeg var på veien og kom nær til Damaskus, da strålte ved middags-tider et sterkt lys fra himmelen med ett omkring mig,

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  • Acts 26:12–18

    In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.

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  • Acts 9:3–8

    As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

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  • Revelation 1:16

    He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.

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  • Genesis 15:2

    But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

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  • 2 Samuel 8:6

    Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.

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  • Matthew 17:2

    There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

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  • Isaiah 24:23

    The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.

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  • Genesis 14:15

    During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.

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