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Acts 9:3 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Acts 9:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 9:317 words
GreekMeaning
ἐνen
InprepositionG1722
δὲde
nowwordG1161
τῷ
thearticleG3588
πορεύεσθαιporeuesthai
proceedingverbG4198
ἐγένετοegeneto
it came to passverbG1096
αὐτὸνauton
as hepronounG846
ἐγγίζεινengizein
is drawing nearverbG1448
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ΔαμασκῷDamaskō
to DamascusnounG1154
ἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēs
suddenlyadverbG1810
τεte
also, and, bothwordG5037
αὐτὸνauton
himpronounG846
περιήστραψενperiēstrapsen
flashed aroundverbG4015
φῶςphōs
a lightnounG5457
ἐκek
from / out ofprepositionG1537
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
οὐρανοῦouranou
heavennounG3772
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 9:3

For, it says, he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea. Acts 8:40 This (Philip, therefore) was one of the seven; for there in fact he is afterwards found at Cæsarea. It was well and expedient therefore that the Spirit caught Philip away; else the eunuch would have desired to go with him, and Philip would have grieved him by declining to comply with his request, the time being not…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 19 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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