Acts 26:13
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.”
ἡμέρα
Day. Hemera. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is a gift from God. The right response to any day is rejoicing in the One who gave it.
μέσος
mid
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μέσος
Middle, in the midst, among. Mesos. Where two or three gather in My name there I am in their midst. The promise of presence in gathered worship is permanent.
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ὁδός
road
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ὁδός
Not a way among many ways. The way. In the ancient world, hodos meant a road that had been walked and proven. Jesus is not giving directions — He is saying: I am the road itself. Walk in Me and you will arrive.
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εἴδω
I saw,
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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οὐρανόθεν
from heaven
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οὐρανόθεν
From above, from heaven. Anothen. Every good gift is from above. Heaven is not just where God lives. It is the source of every good thing that enters your life.
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ὑπέρ
above
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ὑπέρ
Above, beyond, more than. Huper. He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think. God does not meet expectations. He exceeds them beyond measurement.
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λαμπρότης
brightness
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λαμπρότης
Brilliance, radiance, splendor. Lamprótēs. Paul was struck down by a light exceeding the brightness of the sun. True brilliance is not manufactured but encountered. Reflect what you have seen.
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ἥλιος
sun
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ἥλιος
Sun. Helios. The righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. What Jesus looked like at the transfiguration is a preview of resurrection glory.
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περιλάμπω
having shone around
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περιλάμπω
Shine all around, envelop with light. Perilampō. The glory of the Lord shone around the shepherds, and Paul was stopped on the road by a light from heaven that surrounded him. God's light does not merely touch. It envelops.
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φῶς
a light
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φῶς
Light, illumination, radiance. Phos. God is light. Jesus is the light of the world. Light does not coexist with darkness. Where He comes darkness flees. Be light where you are.
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ἐγώ
me myself
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ἐγώ
I, me, myself. Egō. Jesus claimed it absolutely: "I AM." Every human "I" exists only because the great I AM first spoke. Your identity is derivative, not ultimate.
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πορεύομαι
journeying.
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πορεύομαι
to traverse, i.e. travel (literally or figuratively; especially to remove (figuratively, die), live, etc.);
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