Acts 26:15

Murdock Translation

And I said: My Lord, who art thou? And our Lord said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’

King James Version (1611)
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And hee said, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

King James Version
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

English Standard Version
And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

New American Standard Bible
"And I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

New Century Version
I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' The Lord said, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting.

Amplified Bible
"And I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

Legacy Standard Bible
And I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?' And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

Berean Standard Bible
'Who are You, Lord?' I asked. 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied.

Contemporary English Version
"Who are you?" I asked. Then the Lord answered, "I am Jesus! I am the one you are so cruel to.

Complete Jewish Bible
I said, ‘Who are you, sir?' and the Lord answered, ‘I am Yeshua, and you are persecuting me!

Darby Translation
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, *I* am Jesus whom *thou* persecutest:

Easy-to-Read Version
"I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' "The Lord said, ‘I am Jesus. I am the one you are persecuting.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then I sayd, Who art thou, Lord? And he sayd, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

George Lamsa Translation
And I said, My LORD, who are you? And our LORD said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you persecute.

Good News Translation
‘Who are you, Lord?' I asked. And the Lord answered, ‘I am Jesus, whom you persecute.

Lexham English Bible
So I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

Literal Translation
And I said, Who are you, Sir? And He said, I am Jesus whom you persecute;

American Standard Version
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

Bible in Basic English
And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.

Hebrew Names Version
"I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He said, 'I am Yeshua, whom you persecute.

International Standard Version
I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?'Sir">[fn] The Lord answered, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

Etheridge Translation
And I said, Who art thou, my Lord ? And he said, I am Jeshu Natsroya, whom thou persecutest.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I sayde: Who art thou Lorde? And he sayde: I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

English Revised Version
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

World English Bible
I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you persecute.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And I said, Who art thou, Lord?

Weymouth's New Testament
"`Who art Thou, Lord?' I asked. "`I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y seide, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord seide, Y am Jhesus, whom thou pursuest.

Update Bible Version
And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

New English Translation
So I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

New King James Version
So I said, "Who are You, Lord?' And He said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

New Living Translation
"‘Who are you, lord?' I asked. "And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting.

New Life Bible
I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?' And He said, ‘I am Jesus, the One you are working against.

New Revised Standard
I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?' The Lord answered, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, I, said - Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said - I, am Jesus, whom, thou, art persecuting!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord answered: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

Revised Standard Version
And I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And I sayde: Who arte thou lorde? And he sayde I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

Young's Literal Translation
`And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But I sayde: LORDE, who art thou? He sayde: I am Iesus, whom thou persecutest.

Mace New Testament (1729)
I answer'd, who art thou, Lord? he said, "I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.

THE MESSAGE
"I said, ‘Who are you, Master?' "The voice answered, ‘I am Jesus, the One you're hunting down like an animal. But now, up on your feet—I have a job for you. I've handpicked you to be a servant and witness to what's happened today, and to what I am going to show you.

Simplified Cowboy Version
"'Who are you?' I asked."And the voice replied, 'It's me. Jesus. The one you are out to get.

Contextual Overview

¹² And, as I was going for this purpose to Damascus, with the authority and license of the chief priests, ¹³ at mid-day, on the road, I saw, O king, a light exceeding that of the sun, beaming from heaven upon me, and upon all those with me. ¹⁴ And we all fell to the ground; and I heard a voice, which said to me, in Hebrew: Saul, Saul ! why persecutest thou me? It will be a hard thing for thee to kick against the goads. ¹⁵ And I said: My Lord, who art thou? And our Lord said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest. ¹⁶ And he said to me: Stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee, for this purpose, to constitute thee a minister and a witness of this thy seeing me, and of thy seeing me hereafter. ¹⁷ And I will deliver thee from the people of the Jews, and from other nations; to whom I send thee, ¹⁸ to open their eyes; that they may turn from darkness to the light, and from the dominion of Satan unto God; and may receive remission of sins, and a portion with the saints, by faith in me. ¹⁹ Wherefore, king Agrippa, I did not contumaciously withstand the heavenly vision: ²⁰ but I preached from the first to them in Damascus, and to them in Jerusalem and in all the villages of Judaea; and I preached also to the Gentiles, that they should repent, and should turn to God, and should do the works suitable to repentance. ²¹ And on account of these things, the Jews seized me in the temple, and sought to kill me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I am: Exodus 16:8, Matthew 25:40, Matthew 25:45, John 15:20, John 15:21

Reciprocal: Luke 10:2 - the Lord Acts 9:4 - why Acts 9:17 - the Lord Acts 22:8 - whom Ephesians 3:3 - by

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I said, who art thou, Lord? and he said,.... Or "the Lord said", as the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions read,

I am Jesus whom thou persecutest; the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, "Jesus of Nazareth"; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes on Acts 9:5, etc.