Note 3 at Ac 9:3: By comparing this account of Saul's conversion with his own accounts in Ac 22 and 26, we get an even more complete story. Below are details that Paul added to this Ac 9 account in his retelling of his conversion when he made his defense before the Jews in Jerusalem (Ac 22) and King Agrippa (Ac 26).

This appearance of the Lord happened at noon (Ac 22:6) or midday (Ac 26:13). The light was brighter than the noonday sun and encompassed those who were traveling with Saul (Ac 26:13). Everyone fell to the ground (26:14) and heard the voice (Ac 9:7) but, except for Paul, didn't recognize it as a voice (Ac 22:9, see note 6 at Joh 12:28 and note 7 at Ac 9:7). Ac 26:14 reveals that the Lord spoke to Paul in the Hebrew language.

Ac 26:14 combines the Lord's statements of "Why persecutest thou me?" and "It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks" into one uninterrupted phrase, thus differing from Ac 9:5 and 22:8. It is most probable that in Ac 26, Paul was incorporating additional revelation that came to him in Damascus into the account of his conversion to make a point with King Agrippa, so chronological accuracy was not a factor. Ac 22:8 adds that Jesus identified Himself as "Jesus of Nazareth." Saul was to be told in Damascus all things that the Lord had planned for him (Ac 22:10). Saul's blindness was a direct result of the brightness of the light (Ac 22:11).