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Acts 22:7
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?'
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Christian Standard Bible®
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
King James Version (1611)
And I fell vnto the ground, and heard a voice saying vnto mee, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And I fell vnto the ground, and heard a voice saying vnto mee, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
King James Version
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
English Standard Version
And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
New American Standard Bible
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
New Century Version
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Amplified Bible
"And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
"And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
Legacy Standard Bible
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
Contemporary English Version
I fell to the ground and heard a voice asking, "Saul, Saul, why are you so cruel to me?"
I fell to the ground and heard a voice asking, "Saul, Saul, why are you so cruel to me?"
Complete Jewish Bible
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Sha'ul! Sha'ul! Why do you keep persecuting me?'
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Sha'ul! Sha'ul! Why do you keep persecuting me?'
Darby Translation
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Easy-to-Read Version
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Geneva Bible (1587)
So I fell vnto the earth, and heard a voyce, saying vnto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou mee?
So I fell vnto the earth, and heard a voyce, saying vnto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou mee?
George Lamsa Translation
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?
Good News Translation
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul! Why do you persecute me?'
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul! Why do you persecute me?'
Lexham English Bible
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Literal Translation
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?
American Standard Version
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Bible in Basic English
And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?
And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?
Hebrew Names Version
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Sha'ul, Sha'ul, why do you persecute me?'
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Sha'ul, Sha'ul, why do you persecute me?'
International Standard Version
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?'
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?'
Etheridge Translation
and I fell upon the earth, and heard a voice, which said to me, Shaol, Shaol, why persecutest thou me ?
and I fell upon the earth, and heard a voice, which said to me, Shaol, Shaol, why persecutest thou me ?
Murdock Translation
And I fell to the earth: and I heard a voice, which said to me: Saul, Saul ! why persecutest thou me?
And I fell to the earth: and I heard a voice, which said to me: Saul, Saul ! why persecutest thou me?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I fell vnto the earth, and hearde a voyce saying vnto me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me:
And I fell vnto the earth, and hearde a voyce saying vnto me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me:
English Revised Version
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
World English Bible
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?'
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?'
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Weymouth's New Testament
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, "`Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, "`Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y felde doun to the erthe, and herde a voice fro heuene, seiynge to me, Saul, Saul, what pursuest thou me? It is hard to thee to kike ayens the pricke.
And Y felde doun to the erthe, and herde a voice fro heuene, seiynge to me, Saul, Saul, what pursuest thou me? It is hard to thee to kike ayens the pricke.
Update Bible Version
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?
Webster's Bible Translation
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
New English Translation
Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
New King James Version
And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
New Living Translation
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
New Life Bible
I fell to the ground. A voice said to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you work so hard against Me?'
I fell to the ground. A voice said to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you work so hard against Me?'
New Revised Standard
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I fell also to the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me - Saul! Saul! Why, me, art thou persecuting?
I fell also to the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me - Saul! Saul! Why, me, art thou persecuting?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Revised Standard Version
And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?'
And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and I fell vnto the erth and hearde a voyce sayinge vnto me: Saul Saul why persecutest thou me?
and I fell vnto the erth and hearde a voyce sayinge vnto me: Saul Saul why persecutest thou me?
Young's Literal Translation
I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?
I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and I fell to the earth, and herde a voyce which sayde vnto me: Saull Saull, why persecutest thou me?
and I fell to the earth, and herde a voyce which sayde vnto me: Saull Saull, why persecutest thou me?
Mace New Testament (1729)
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice pronounce these words, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice pronounce these words, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"
Simplified Cowboy Version
I fell off my horse and heard a voice say, 'Saul, why are you hell-bent on destroying what was heaven-sent?'
I fell off my horse and heard a voice say, 'Saul, why are you hell-bent on destroying what was heaven-sent?'
Contextual Overview
3"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today. 4I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison, 5as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished. 6About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me. 7I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?'8'Who are You, Lord?' I asked. 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,' He replied. 9My companions saw the light, but they could not understand the voice of the One speaking to me. 10Then I asked, 'What shall I do, Lord?' 'Get up and go into Damascus,' He told me. 'There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.' 11Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus. 12There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Saul: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 16:8, Genesis 22:1, Genesis 22:11, Exodus 3:4, 1 Samuel 3:10
why: Isaiah 43:22-26, Jeremiah 2:5, Jeremiah 2:9, Matthew 25:45, Matthew 27:23, 1 Timothy 1:13
Reciprocal: Matthew 17:6 - General Acts 9:4 - why Acts 23:9 - if Acts 26:14 - Saul Romans 1:1 - Paul
Cross-References
Genesis 8:20
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. Taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Then Noah built an altar to the LORD. Taking from every kind of clean animal and clean bird, he offered burnt offerings on the altar.
Genesis 22:2
"Take your son," God said, "your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you."
"Take your son," God said, "your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you."
Genesis 22:4
On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place in the distance.
Exodus 12:3
Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month, each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.
Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month, each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.
Matthew 26:39
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will."
Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will."
Matthew 26:42
A second time He went away and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done."
A second time He went away and prayed, "My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done."
John 18:11
"Put your sword back in its sheath!" Jesus said to Peter. "Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?"
"Put your sword back in its sheath!" Jesus said to Peter. "Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?"
Romans 8:15
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"
For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And I fell unto the ground,.... And so did those that were with him, Acts 26:14.
And heard a voice, saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? Acts 26:14- :.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the notes on Acts 9:3-7.
Acts 22:6
As I made my journey - As I was on my journey.
About noon - Acts 26:13, “at mid-day.” This circumstance is omitted by Luke in his account in Acts 9:0: Paul mentions it as being the more remarkable since it occurred at mid-day, to show that he was not deluded by any meteoric or natural appearances, which usually occur at night.
Acts 22:11
The glory of that light - The splendor, the intense brilliancy of the light. See this and its effects explained in the notes on Acts 9:8.
