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Acts 22:7

I fell to the ground, and heard a voice pronounce these words, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Damascus;   Paul;   The Topic Concordance - Persecution;   Sending and Those Sent;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Damascus;   Lysias;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Paul the Apostle;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Antonia;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Paul;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Damascus;   Paul the Apostle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Damascus, Damascenes;   Glory (2);   Paul;   Voice;   Voice (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Damascus;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Washing;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Claudius;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Saul of Tarsus;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ascension;   Bath Kol;   Damascus;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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?
King James Version
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?'
New American Standard Bible
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?'
Amplified Bible
"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?'
Legacy Standard Bible
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
Berean Standard Bible
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?'
Contemporary English Version
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?'
Darby Translation
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?'
Geneva Bible (1587)
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?
Good News Translation
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?'
Literal Translation
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?
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?
Hebrew Names Version
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?'
Etheridge Translation
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?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
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?
World English Bible
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?
Weymouth's New Testament
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.
Update Bible Version
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?
New English Translation
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?'
New Living Translation
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?'
New Revised Standard
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?
Douay-Rheims Bible
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?'
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
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?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and I fell to the earth, and herde a voyce which sayde vnto me: Saull Saull, 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?'

Contextual Overview

3 then he said, I am a Jew, a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, but had my education in this city: at the feet of Gamaliel I was instructed in the law, and in the exact decisions of our fathers, and was as religiously zealous as you are at this time. 4 for I persecuted this sect even to death, throwing them into chains and prisons both men and women: 5 this the high-priest and the senate know too well: from them I receiv'd my warrant directed to the Jews of Damascus, where I went, to bring the converts there in chains to Jerusalem, in order to be punished. 6 as I was upon the road, advanc'd near Damascus, about mid-day, all of a sudden a great light from heaven broke all around me. 7 I fell to the ground, and heard a voice pronounce these words, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?" 8 I answered, who art thou, Lord? it answered, "I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute." 9 the company actually saw the light, but did not hear the voice of him that spoke to me. 10 then I said, Lord, what must I do? and the Lord answer'd, arise, go to Damascus; there you will be inform'd what you are to do. 11 but as I had lost the use of my eyes by the splendor of that light, I was led by the hand to Damascus, by those who were with me. 12 there one Ananias a religious observer of the law, who had the good word of all the Jews in that place, came to see me,

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

Matthew 26:39
Then advancing a little further, he fell prostrate in prayer, and said, "O my father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not mine, but thy will be done."
Matthew 26:42
again, he went away the second time, and prayed thus, "O my father, if I cannot avoid drinking this cup, thy will be done."
John 18:11
then said Jesus to Peter, sheath thy sword: the cup which my father hath given me, shall I not drink it?
Romans 8:15
for the spirit you have received is not servile to keep you still in fear; but it is the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry Abba, that is, 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.


 
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