Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. as. Acts 9:17 And Ananias went his way and entered into the house. And laying his hands upon him, he said: Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus hath sent me, he that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest, that thou mayest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost. Acts 22:6 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: Acts 26:12,13 Whereupon, when I was going to Damascus with authority and permission of the chief priest, . . . 1 Corinthians 15:8 And last of all, he was seen also by me, as by one born out of due tine. a light. Psalm 104:2 And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion: 1 Timothy 6:16 Who only hath immortality and inhabiteth light inaccessible: whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and empire everlasting. Amen. Revelation 21:23 And the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine in it. For the glory of God hath enlightened it: and the Lamb is the lamp thereof. Revelation 22:5 And night shall be no more. And they shall not need the light of the lamp, nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall enlighten then. And they shall reign for ever and ever. Context The Road to Damascus…2And asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues: that if he found any men and women of this way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3And 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. 4And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?… Cross References Acts 9:27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and told them how he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken to him: and how in Damascus he had dealt confidently in the name of Jesus. Acts 22:6 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: Acts 26:12 Whereupon, when I was going to Damascus with authority and permission of the chief priest, 1 Corinthians 9:1 Am I not I free? Am not I an apostle? Have not I seen Christ Jesus our Lord? Are not you my work in the Lord? 1 Corinthians 15:8 And last of all, he was seen also by me, as by one born out of due tine. Lexicon [As]ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. [Saul] αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. drew near ἐγγίζειν (engizein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 1448: Trans: I bring near; intrans: I come near, approach. From eggus; to make near, i.e. approach. to Damascus Δαμασκῷ (Damaskō) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1154: Damascus. Of Hebrew origin; Damascus, a city of Syria. on Ἐν (En) Preposition Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. his journey, πορεύεσθαι (poreuesthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Strong's Greek 4198: To travel, journey, go, die. suddenly ἐξαίφνης (exaiphnēs) Adverb Strong's Greek 1810: Suddenly, unexpectedly. From ek and the base of aiphnidios; of a sudden. a light φῶς (phōs) Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 5457: Light, a source of light, radiance. From an obsolete phao; luminousness. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. heaven οὐρανοῦ (ouranou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel. flashed around περιήστραψεν (periēstrapsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 4015: To flash (gleam) around like lightning. From peri and astrapto; to flash all around, i.e. Envelop in light. him. αὐτὸν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. Additional Translations As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. Now in proceeding, it came to pass as he draws near to Damascus, suddenly also a light from heaven flashed around him. And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 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: But as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven, 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: And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined around him a light from heaven: But on the journey, as he was getting near Damascus, suddenly there flashed round him a light from Heaven; As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him. And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven, Jump to Previous Approached Approaching Close Damascus Drew Flashed Getting Heaven Journey Journeyed Journeying Light Neared Nigh Round Shined Shining Shone Sky Suddenly Traveled TravelingJump to Next Approached Approaching Close Damascus Drew Flashed Getting Heaven Journey Journeyed Journeying Light Neared Nigh Round Shined Shining Shone Sky Suddenly Traveled TravelingExternal Links Acts 9:3 NIVActs 9:3 NLT Acts 9:3 ESV Acts 9:3 NASB Acts 9:3 ASV Acts 9:3 Bible Apps Acts 9:3 Biblia Paralela Acts 9:3 Chinese Bible Acts 9:3 French Bible Acts 9:3 German Bible Alphabetical: a and approaching around As Damascus flashed from happened he heaven him his it journey light neared on suddenly that traveling was NT Apostles: Acts 9:3 As he traveled it happened that he (Acts of the Apostles Ac) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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