King James Version
Acts 9:3 in the King James Version says “And as he journeyed , he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:” — study this verse from Acts chapter 9 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And as he journeyed , he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:”
Acts 9:3 · KJV
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. of this way: Gr. of the way
And as he journeyed , he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“journeyed”
G4198to traverse, i.e., travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.)
“he came”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
“as he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“as he”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“a light”
G5457luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
“from”
G575"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“heaven”
G3772the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of god); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the gospel (christianity)
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