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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.
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The Undeniable Midday Light
Commentators repeatedly highlight Paul's specific mention of "about noon." This detail proves the event was supernatural. A light bright enough to overpower the midday sun could not be dismissed as a natural phenomenon, confirming this was a direct and undeniable intervention from God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
As I made my journey. As I was on my journey.
About noon. Acts 26:13. At mid-day. This circumstance is…
And it came to pass (εγενετο δε). Rather than the common κα εγενετο and with the infinitive (περιαστραψα), one of the three constr…
19th Century
Anglican
About noon.—The special note of the hour is not given in Acts 9:3, and may fairly be taken as characteristic of a personal recoll…
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Baptist
Paul's companions could not help sensing that extraordinary light, and though they did not understand what it was, they were alarmed by it. They al…
This description of Christ’s encounter with Paul on the road to Damascus, except for stylistic differences, closely parallels the one in 9:3–6 (cf.…
16th Century
Protestant
And it happened. Because this history was explained in greater detail in the ninth chapter, I will only briefly touch on those things that…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, that as I made my journey And had almost made an end of it:
and was come nig…
The apostle addressed the enraged multitude in the customary style of respect and goodwill. Paul relates the history of his early life very particu…
