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Acts 22:6

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.

KJV

ἐγένετο δέ μοι πορευομένῳ καὶ ἐγγίζοντι τῇ Δαμασκῷ περὶ μεσημβρίαν ἐξαίφνης ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ περιαστράψαι φῶς ἱκανὸν περὶ ἐμέ,

Greek NT

Factum est autem, eunte me, et appropinquante Damasco media die, subito de cælo circumfulsit me lux copiosa :

Vulgate

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.

ASV

And it came to pass, as I was going and drawing nigh to Damascus, at mid-day, that suddenly from heaven there shone round about me a great light:

Douay-Rheims

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Places Damascus

In the original Greek

16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Δαμασκός
damaskos
noun · 15×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μεσημβρία
mesembria
noun · 2×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
περιαστράπτω
periastrapto
verb · 2×
πορεύομαι
poreuomai
verb · 155×
φῶς
phos
noun · 72×
ἐγγίζω
eggizo
verb · 42×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐξαίφνης
exaiphnes
adverb · 5×
ἱκανός
ikanos
adjective · 40×
o
article · 19778×

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Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 9:3 — And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
  • Acts 9:3 — And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
  • Acts 26:12 — Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
  • Acts 26:13 — 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.
  • Luke 2:9 — And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
  • Rev 1:16 — And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.