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Acts 26:13

Jesus Christ

11 I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

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

About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.

14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

15 ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord 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, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
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.
WEB
at noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.
ASV
at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me.
DARBY
at mid-day, on the way, I saw, O king, a light above the brightness of the sun, shining from heaven round about me and those who were journeying with me.
BLB
at midday on the road I saw, O king, a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun having shone around me and those going with me.
ÅB
og midt på dagen så jeg på veien, konge, et lys fra himmelen, klarere enn solen, stråle omkring meg og dem som reiste med meg,
OTB
Ved middagstid, konge, så jeg et lys fra himmelen, sterkere enn solen, skinne rundt meg og de som reiste med meg.
B1930
og midt på dagen så jeg på veien, konge, et lys fra himmelen, klarere enn solen, stråle omkring mig og dem som reiste med mig,

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Cross references

  • 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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  • Revelation 21:23

    And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

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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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  • Acts 22:6

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

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  • Acts 9:3

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

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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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  • Isaiah 30:26

    The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.

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