Acts 9:3
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
KJV
ἐν δὲ τῷ πορεύεσθαι ἐγένετο αὐτὸν ἐγγίζειν τῇ Δαμασκῷ, ἐξαίφνης τε αὐτὸν περιήστραψεν φῶς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ,
Greek NT
Et cum iter faceret, contigit ut appropinquaret Damasco : et subito circumfulsit eum lux de cælo.
Vulgate
And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven:
ASV
And as he went on his journey, it came to pass that he drew nigh to Damascus. And suddenly a light from heaven shined round about him.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Δαμασκός
damaskos
noun · 15×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
οὐρανός
ouranos
noun · 274×
περιαστράπτω
periastrapto
verb · 2×
πορεύομαι
poreuomai
verb · 155×
τέ
te
particle · 214×
φῶς
phos
noun · 72×
ἐγγίζω
eggizo
verb · 42×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐξαίφνης
exaiphnes
adverb · 5×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: ἐξαίφνης τε αὐτὸν περιήστραψεν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐξαίφνης τε αὐτὸν περιήστραψεν | RP: καὶ ἐξαίφνης περιήστραψεν αὐτὸν
- ἐξαίφνης τε αὐτὸν περιήστραψεν — SBLGNT
- ἐξαίφνης τε αὐτὸν περιήστραψεν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- καὶ ἐξαίφνης περιήστραψεν αὐτὸν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐκ | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐκ | RP: ἀπὸ
- ἐκ — SBLGNT
- ἐκ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἀπὸ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Theophany
Miracle
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Cor 9:1 — Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?
- 1Cor 15:8 — And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
- 1Cor 15:8 — And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.
- 1Tim 6:16 — Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
- Acts 12:7 — And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.
- 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.
- 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.
- Acts 26:12 — Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
- Dan 4:31 — While the word was in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.
- Matt 28:4 — And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.
- Phil 3:12 — Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
- Ps 104:2 — Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
- Rev 21:23 — And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.