Acts 9:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 9:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἐν
en
G1722
in
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
πορεύεσθαι
poreúomai
G4198
to go
ἐγένετο
gínomai
G1096
to become
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ἐγγίζειν
engízō
G1448
to approach
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
Δαμασκῷ
Damaskós
G1154
Damascus
ἐξαίφνης
exaíphnēs
G1810
suddenly
τε
té
G5037
and
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
περιήστραψεν
periastráptō
G4015
to shine around
φῶς
phōs
G5457
light
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
οὐρανοῦ
ouranós
G3772
heaven
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World English Bible Public Domain
As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And as he was traveling, it happened that he came near to Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven surrounded him;
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).