Acts 22:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.

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  • Gen 14:15 : 15 And separating his forces by night, he overcame them, putting them to flight and going after them as far as Hobah, which is on the north side of Damascus.
  • Gen 15:2 : 2 And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.
  • 2 Sam 8:6 : 6 And David put armed forces in Aram of Damascus: and the Aramaeans became servants to David and gave him offerings. And the Lord made David overcome wherever he went.
  • Isa 24:23 : 23 Then the moon will be veiled, and the sun put to shame; for the Lord of armies will be ruling in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before his judges he will let his glory be seen.
  • Matt 17:2 : 2 And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.
  • Acts 9:3-8 : 3 And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him; 4 And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? 5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking: 6 But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do. 7 And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one. 8 And Saul got up from the earth, and when his eyes were open, he saw nothing; and he was guided by the hand into Damascus.
  • Acts 26:12-18 : 12 Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests, 13 In 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. 14 And when we had all gone down on the earth, a voice came to me, saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? It is hard for you to go against the impulse which is driving you. 15 And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking. 16 But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me; 17 And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you, 18 To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.
  • Rev 1:16 : 16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword: and his face was like the sun shining in its strength.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 9:1-8
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    1 But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

    2 And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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

    4 And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

    5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking:

    6 But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

    7 And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

    8 And Saul got up from the earth, and when his eyes were open, he saw nothing; and he was guided by the hand into Damascus.

  • Acts 26:10-17
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    10 And this I did in Jerusalem: and numbers of the saints I put in prison, having had authority given to me from the chief priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my decision against them.

    11 And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.

    12 Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests,

    13 In 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.

    14 And when we had all gone down on the earth, a voice came to me, saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? It is hard for you to go against the impulse which is driving you.

    15 And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.

    16 But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;

    17 And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

  • Acts 22:7-11
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    88%

    7 And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

    8 And I, answering, said, Who are you; Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are attacking.

    9 And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.

    10 And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

    11 And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.

  • Acts 22:13
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    13 Came to my side and said, Brother Saul, let your eyes be open. And in that very hour I was able to see him.

  • Acts 22:4-5
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    4 And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison.

    5 Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.

  • Acts 22:17-21
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    17 And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear,

    18 And I saw him saying to me, Go out of Jerusalem straight away because they will not give hearing to your witness about me.

    19 And I said, Lord, they themselves have knowledge that I went through the Synagogues putting in prison and whipping all those who had faith in you:

    20 And when Stephen your witness was put to death, I was there, giving approval, and looking after the clothing of those who put him to death.

    21 And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.

  • Acts 9:10-13
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    10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! and he said, Here I am, Lord.

    11 And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer;

    12 And he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him, so that he may be able to see.

    13 But Ananias said, Lord, I have had accounts of this man from a number of people, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem:

  • Gal 1:13
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    13 For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:

  • Acts 9:15-18
    4 verses
    76%

    15 But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name:

    16 For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.

    17 And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit.

    18 And straight away it seemed as if a veil was taken from his eyes, and he was able to see; and he got up, and had baptism;

  • Acts 9:27
    75%

    27 But Barnabas took him to the Apostles and gave them an account of how he had seen the Lord on the road, and had given hearing to his words, and how at Damascus he had been preaching in the name of Jesus without fear.

  • Acts 9:21
    75%

    21 And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21 For this reason, the Jews took me in the Temple, and made an attempt to put me to death.

  • Acts 26:19
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    19 So, then, King Agrippa, I did not go against the vision from heaven;

  • Gal 1:16-17
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    16 To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood,

    17 And I went not up to Jerusalem to those who were Apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and again I came back to Damascus.

  • Gal 1:23
    72%

    23 Only it came to their ears that he who at one time was cruel to us is now preaching the faith which before had been attacked by him;

  • 2 Cor 11:32
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    32 In Damascus, the ruler under Aretas the king kept watch over the town of the people of Damascus, in order to take me:

  • Gal 1:21
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    21 Then I came to the parts of Syria and Cilicia.

  • Acts 13:11
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    11 And now, see, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind and not able to see the sun for a time. And straight away a dark mist came down on him; and he went about looking for a guide.

  • Acts 13:9
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    9 But Saul, whose other name is Paul, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking hard at him, said,

  • Phil 3:6
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    6 In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.