Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice, Saul, Saul, why drivest thou me out?
New American Standard Bible
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me,
King James Version
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Holman Bible
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me,
International Standard Version
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, "Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?'
A Conservative Version
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do thou persecute me?
American Standard Version
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Amplified
And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me,
An Understandable Version
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Anderson New Testament
and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute 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?
Common New Testament
And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?'
Daniel Mace New Testament
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice pronounce these words, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"
Darby Translation
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Godbey New Testament
and I felt upon the ground, and heard a voice, saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Goodspeed New Testament
and I fell upon the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?'
John Wesley New Testament
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
King James 2000
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?
Lexham Expanded Bible
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Modern King James verseion
And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and I fell unto the earth, and heard a voice saying unto me, 'Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?'
Moffatt New Testament
I dropped to the earth and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?'
Montgomery New Testament
"I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, "'Saul! Saul! why are you persecuting me?'
NET Bible
Then I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
New Heart English Bible
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Noyes New Testament
and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?
Sawyer New Testament
and I fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?
The Emphasized Bible
I fell also to the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me - Saul! Saul! Why, me, art thou persecuting?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Twentieth Century New Testament
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Webster
And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Weymouth New Testament
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, "'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
Williams New Testament
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?'
World English Bible
I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Worrell New Testament
and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?'
Worsley New Testament
and I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Youngs Literal Translation
I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?
Interlinear
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 22:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Tells Of His Conversion On The Damascus Road
6 And it was to me going, and drawing near to Damascus about noon, suddenly much light from heaven flashed around me, 7 And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice, Saul, Saul, why drivest thou me out? 8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarite, whom thou drivest out.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 3:9
And Jehovah God will call to the man, and will say to him, Where art thou?
Genesis 16:8
And he will say, Hagar, Sarai's maid servant, how camest thou here? and whither wilt thou go? And she will say, I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.
Genesis 22:1
And it shall be after these words, and God tried Abraham, and he will say to him, Abraham: and he will say, Behold, here I.
Genesis 22:11
And the messenger of Jehovah will call to him out of the heavens, and will say, Abraham, Abraham. And he will say, Behold me.
Exodus 3:4
And Jehovah will see that he turned aside to see, and God will call to him from the midst of the bramble, and he will say, Moses, Moses! And he will say, Behold me.
1 Samuel 3:10
And Jehovah will come and stand and call as once to once, Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel will say, Speak, for thy servant heard.
Isaiah 43:22-26
And thou calledst me not, O Jacob; and thou overt weary of me, O Israel.
Jeremiah 2:5
Thus said Jehovah, What iniquity found your fathers in me that they removed far off from me, and went after vanity, and they became vain?
Jeremiah 2:9
For this I will even contend, with you, says Jehovah, and with your sons' sons will I contend.
Matthew 25:45
Then shall he answer them saying, Inasmuch as ye did not to one of the least of these, ye did not to me.
Matthew 27:23
And the leader said, For what evil hath he done? and they cried excessively, saying, Let him be crucified.
1 Timothy 1:13
Being before slandering, expelling, and an abuser: but I was commiserated, because I did, not knowing, in unbelief.