Acts 26:13 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹³ when at midday along the road, Your Excellency, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹³ When on the road at midday, O king, I saw a light from heaven surpassing the brightness of the sun, flashing about me and those who were traveling with me.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹³ 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.

Common English Bible

¹³ While on the road at midday, King Agrippa, I saw a light from heaven shining around me and my traveling companions. That light was brighter than the sun.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹³ at midday, O king, I and those who were also with me, saw along the way a light from heaven shining around me with a splendor greater than that of the sun.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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 that were in company with me.

Acts 26:13 Cross References

Isaiah 24:23

Then the moon will be abashed and the sun ashamed, for the Lord of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his elders he will be glorified.

Isaiah 30:26

Moreover, the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, like the light of seven days, on the day when the Lord binds up the injuries of his people and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow.

Matthew 17:2

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light.

Acts 22:6

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

Acts 22:9

Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

Acts 26:12

“With this in mind, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,

Acts 26:14

When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It hurts you to kick against the goads.’

Acts 9:3

Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

Revelation 1:16

In his right hand he held seven stars, and from his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining with full force.

Revelation 21:23

And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb.