Acts 22:6

6 "¹But it happened that as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a very bright light suddenly flashed from heaven all around me,

Acts 22:6 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 22:6

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 ) .

Acts 22:6 In-Context

4 "I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons,

5 as also the high priest and all the Council of the elders can testify. From them I also received letters to the brethren, and started off for Damascus in order to bring even those who were there to Jerusalem as prisoners to be punished.

6 "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,

7 and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'

8 "And I answered, 'Who are You, Lord ?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.'

Cross References

• 1. Acts 22:6-11: {Acts 9:3-8; Acts 26:12-18}