Verse 3

As he was traveling and nearing Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og mens han var på reise, nærmet han seg Damaskus; og plutselig skinte et lys rundt ham fra himmelen.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Mens han var på vei til Damaskus, kom plutselig et lys fra himmelen som strålte over ham.

• Norsk King James

  Og mens han var på vei, nærmet han seg Damaskus; da lyste et lys omkring ham fra himmelen.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Mens han reiste og nærmet seg Damaskus, strålte plutselig et lys fra himmelen rundt ham.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Og da han var på vei, nærmet han seg Damaskus: og med ett skinte et lys fra himmelen omkring ham.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Mens han var underveis og nærmet seg Damaskus, strålte plutselig et lys fra himmelen omkring ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Mens han reiste og nærmet seg Damaskus, strålte plutselig et lys fra himmelen rundt ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Mens han var på reise, nærmet han seg Damaskus, og plutselig skinte et lys fra himmelen rundt ham.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Da han reiste og nærmet seg Damaskus, strålte plutselig et lys fra himmelen rundt omkring ham.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Da han reiste og nærmet seg Damaskus, strålte plutselig et lys fra himmelen rundt omkring ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og mens han var på vei, og nærmet seg Damaskus, strålte plutselig et lys fra himmelen rundt ham.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Mens han var på vei og nærmet seg Damaskus, skjedde det plutselig noe: Et lys fra himmelen omstrålte ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men idet han reiste, kom han nær til Damascus; og pludseligen omskinnede et Lys fra Himmelen ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Mens han reiste, nærmet han seg Damaskus, og plutselig skinte et lys fra himmelen omkring ham.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And as he traveled, he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Mens han reiste og nærmet seg Damaskus, strålte plutselig et lys fra himmelen omkring ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Mens han var på vei, nærmet han seg Damaskus, og plutselig skinte et lys fra himmelen rundt ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Mens han var på reisen, nærmet han seg Damaskus, da plutselig et lys fra himmelen strålte omkring ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og mens han var på reisen og nærmet seg Damaskus, så han plutselig et lys fra himmelen som skinte rundt ham.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But as he went on his iorney it fortuned yt he drue nye to Damasco and sodenly ther shyned rounde about him a lyght fro heven.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And as he was goinge on his iourney, it fortuned, that he came nye vnto Damasco, and sodenly there shyned rounde aboute hi a light fro heaue,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Now as he iourneyed, it came to passe that as he was come neere to Damascus, suddenly there shined rounde about him a light from heauen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he iourneyed, it came to passe, that as he was come nye to Damascus, sodenly there shyned rounde about hym a lyght from heauen:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;

• World English Bible (2000)

  As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 15:8 : 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.
• Acts 22:6 : 6 But as I was traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.
• Acts 26:12-13 : 12 In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests. 13 At midday, O King, while I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.
• Ps 104:2 : 2 You cover Yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent curtain.
• Acts 9:17 : 17 Ananias went, entered the house, and after placing his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming—has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
• 1 Tim 6:16 : 16 He alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has seen Him or can see Him. To Him be honor and eternal power. Amen.
• Rev 21:23 : 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp.
• Rev 22:5 : 5 There will no longer be any night, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the sun, for the Lord God will give them light, and they will reign forever and ever.