Acts 26:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“at mid-day, I saw in the way, O king, out of heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me a light--and those going on with me;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 26:13 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 24:23The 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.
- Isaiah 30:26The 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.
- Matthew 17:2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
- Acts 9:3As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
- Acts 22:6About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
- Revelation 1:16He 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.
- Revelation 21:23And 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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