NET Bible
"As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me."
— Acts 22:6, NET Bible
“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.”
“And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. ”
“It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.”
“And it came to pass, as I was going and drawing nigh to Damascus, at mid-day, that suddenly from heaven there shone round about me a great light:”
“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.”
“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.”
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated with strictness under Gamaliel according to the law of our ancestors, and was zealous for God just as all of you are today.
I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,
as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. From them I also received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to make arrests there and bring the prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
As I was en route and near Damascus, about noon a very bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.
Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me,‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
I answered,‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me,‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’
Those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.