Acts 26 · Verse 13

Acts 26:13

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.
Acts 26:13, King James Version

Acts 26:13 in other translations

BSBAbout 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.
WEBat noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.
ASVat 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.
YLTat 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;
DARBYat mid-day, on the way, I saw, O king, a light above the brightness of the sun, shining from heaven round about me and those who were journeying with me.
BBEIn the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me.
WebsterAt mid-day, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, surpassing the brightness of the sun, shining around me, and them who journeyed with me.

What does Acts 26:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 26:9-15

9-15. (See on Ac 9:1, &c.; and compare Ac 22:4, &c.)

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 13.

Acts 9:5

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 26:12-23

Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of Christ both to him and in him; when in the full career of his sin. He was made a minister by Divine authority: the same Jesus who appeared to him in that glorious light, ordered him to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. A world that sits in darkness must be enlightened; those must be brought to know the things that belong to their everlasting peace, who…

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Acts 26:13 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἡμέραςhēmerasAt dayG2250
μέσηςmesēsmidG3319
κατὰkataonG2596
τὴνtēntheG3588
ὁδὸνhodonroadG3598
εἶδον,eidonI saw,G1492
βασιλεῦ,basileuO king,G935
οὐρανόθενouranothenfrom heavenG3771
ὑπὲρhuperaboveG5228
τὴνtēntheG3588
λαμπρότηταlamprotētabrightnessG2987
τοῦtouof theG3588
ἡλίουhēliousunG2246
περιλάμψανperilampsanhaving shone aroundG4034
μεmemeG3165
φῶςphōsa lightG5457
καὶkaiandG2532
τοὺςtousthoseG3588
σὺνsunwithG4862
ἐμοὶemoime myselfG1473
πορευομένους.poreuomenousjourneying.G4198

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 26:13

  • Revelation 1:16

    And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.

  • Revelation 21:23

    And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

  • Matthew 17:2

    And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

  • Acts 22:6

    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.

  • Acts 9:3

    And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

  • Isaiah 24:23

    Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.

  • Isaiah 30:26

    Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
mid-day.
9:3; 22:6
above.
Isa 24:23; 30:26; Mt 17:2; Re 1:16; 21:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Acts 26:12

    Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

  • Acts 26:13

    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.

  • Acts 26:14

    And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

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Acts 26:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		En mitad del día, oh rey, vi en el camino una luz del cielo, que sobrepujaba el resplandor del sol, la cual me rodeó y á los que iban conmigo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		en chemin, en plein midi, je vis, ô roi, une lumière plus éclatante que la splendeur du soleil, laquelle resplendit du ciel autour de moi et de ceux qui étaient en chemin avec moi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		sah ich mitten am Tage auf dem Wege, o König, vom Himmel her ein Licht, das den Glanz der Sonne übertraf, welches mich und die mit mir reisten umstrahlte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		die media in via vidi, rex, de cælo supra splendorem solis circumfulsisse me lumen, et eos qui mecum simul erant.