Acts 22:6

Bible in Basic English

And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“As I was traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon an intense light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe, that as I made my iourney, & was come nigh vnto Damascus about noone, suddenly there shone from heauen a great light round about me.

King James Version
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.

English Standard Version
"As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me.

New American Standard Bible
"But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus at about noon, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me,

New Century Version
"About noon when I came near Damascus, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed all around me.

Amplified Bible
"But as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a great blaze of light suddenly flashed from heaven and shone around me.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me,

Legacy Standard Bible
"But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me,

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

Contemporary English Version
One day about noon I was getting close to Damascus, when a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

Complete Jewish Bible
"As I was traveling and approaching Dammesek, around noon, suddenly a brilliant light from heaven flashed all around me!

Darby Translation
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.

Easy-to-Read Version
"But something happened to me on my way to Damascus. It was about noon when I came close to Damascus. Suddenly a bright light from heaven shined all around me.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And so it was, as I iourneyed and was come neere vnto Damascus about noone, that suddenly there shone from heauen a great light round about me.

George Lamsa Translation
And it came to pass as I drew near to Damascus, at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone round about me.

Good News Translation
"As I was traveling and coming near Damascus, about midday a bright light from the sky flashed suddenly around me.

Lexham English Bible
"And it happened that as I was traveling and approaching Damascus around noon, suddenly a very bright light from heaven flashed around me,

Literal Translation
And it happened to me, traveling and drawing near to Damascus: suddenly, about midday, a great light out of the heaven shone around me.

American Standard Version
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.

Hebrew Names Version
It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Dammesek, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.

International Standard Version
"But while I was on my way and approaching Damascus about noon, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.Acts 9:3; 26:12-13;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And as I went, and began to approach Darmsuk in the dividing of the day, suddenly from heaven there shone upon me a great light,

Murdock Translation
And as I travelled and began to approach Damascus, at noonday, from amidst tranquillity, a great light from heaven burst upon me.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it came to passe, that as I made my iourney, & was come nye vnto Damascus, about noone, sodeinly there shone from heauen a great light rounde about me.

English Revised Version
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.

World English Bible
It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But as I journeyed and drew near to Damascus, about noon suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

Weymouth's New Testament
"But on my way, when I was now not far from Damascus, about noon a sudden blaze of light from Heaven shone round me.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it was don, while Y yede, and neiyede to Damask, at myddai sudeynli fro heuene a greet plente of liyt schoon aboute me.

Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew near to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, that as I was passing on my journey, and had come nigh to Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light around me.

New English Translation
As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

New King James Version
"Now it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me.

New Living Translation
"As I was on the road, approaching Damascus about noon, a very bright light from heaven suddenly shone down around me.

New Life Bible
"I was near Damascus. All at once, about noon, I saw a bright light from heaven shining around me.

New Revised Standard
"While I was on my way and approaching Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone about me.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But it befell me, as I was journeying and drawing nigh unto Damascus, that, about mid-day - suddenly - out of heaven, there flashed a great light all around me;

Douay-Rheims Bible
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:

Revised Standard Version
"As I made my journey and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone about me.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And it fortuned as I made my iorney and was come nye vnto Damasco aboute none yt sodenly ther shone fro heaven a greate lyght rounde aboute me

Young's Literal Translation
and it came to pass, in my going on and coming nigh to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of the heaven there shone a great light round about me,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But it fortuned as I made my iourney, and came nye vnto Damascon, aboute noone, sodenly there shone a greate lighte aboute me from heauen,

Mace New Testament (1729)
as I was upon the road, advanc'd near Damascus, about mid-day, all of a sudden a great light from heaven broke all around me.

THE MESSAGE
"As I arrived on the outskirts of Damascus about noon, a blinding light blazed out of the skies and I fell to the ground, dazed. I heard a voice: ‘Saul, Saul, why are you out to get me?'

Simplified Cowboy Version
"As we were getting close to Damascus, the time was around noon if I recollect, a ray of light came down from heaven and hit me square in the chest.

Contextual Overview

³ I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today. ⁴ And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison. ⁵ Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment. ⁶ And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me. ⁷ And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? ⁸ And I, answering, said, Who are you; Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are attacking. ⁹ And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears. ¹⁰ And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do. ¹¹ And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus. ¹² And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that: It is evident that the apostle considered his extraordinary conversion as a most complete demonstration of the truth of Christianity; and when all the particulars of his education, his previous religious principles, his zeal, his enmity against Christians, and his prospects of secular honours and preferments by persecuting them, are compared with the subsequent part of his life, and the sudden transition from a furious persecutor to a zealous preacher of the gospel, in which he laboured and suffered to the end of his life, and for which he died a martyr, it must convince every candid and impartial person that no rational account can be given of this change, except what he himself assigns; and consequently, if that be true, that Christianity is Divine.

that: Acts 9:3-5, Acts 26:12

Damascus: Genesis 14:15, Genesis 15:2, 2 Samuel 8:6

about: Acts 26:13, Isaiah 24:23, Matthew 17:2, Revelation 1:16

Reciprocal: Luke 2:9 - and they 1 Corinthians 9:1 - have

Cross-References

Isaiah 53:6
We all went wandering like sheep; going every one of us after his desire; and the Lord put on him the punishment of us all.

Matthew 8:17
So that the word of Isaiah the prophet might come true: He himself took our pains and our diseases.

John 19:17
And he went out with his cross on him to the place which is named Dead Man's Head (in Hebrew, Golgotha):

1 Peter 2:24
He took our sins on himself, giving his body to be nailed on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, might have a new life in righteousness, and by his wounds we have been made well.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, that as I made my journey,.... And had almost made an end of it:

and was come nigh unto Damascus; about a mile from it, as some say,

about noon; this circumstance is omitted in the account in Acts 9:3 and is mentioned here, not so much to inform what time of day it was, that Saul came to Damascus, as to observe how extraordinary that light must be, which then appeared, as follows:

suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me; and not only about him, but those that were with him, Acts 26:13. This must be a great light indeed, to be distinguished at noon, and to be above the brightness of the sun, and to have such effect upon the apostle and his company as it had; Acts 9:3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes on Acts 9:3-7.

Acts 22:6

As I made my journey - As I was on my journey.

About noon - Acts 26:13, “at mid-day.” This circumstance is omitted by Luke in his account in Acts 9:0: Paul mentions it as being the more remarkable since it occurred at mid-day, to show that he was not deluded by any meteoric or natural appearances, which usually occur at night.

Acts 22:11

The glory of that light - The splendor, the intense brilliancy of the light. See this and its effects explained in the notes on Acts 9:8.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 6. - 13. As I made my journey, &c.] See the whole of this account, and all the particular circumstances, considered at large in Clarke's notes on "Acts 9:1", &c., and the observations at the conclusion of that chapter. Acts 9:1- :