Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And I answered, Who are thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou persecute.
New American Standard Bible
And I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me,
King James Version
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
Holman Bible
“I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’
“He said to me,
International Standard Version
"I answered, "Who are you, Lord?'
American Standard Version
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
Amplified
And I replied, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me,
An Understandable Version
I answered, 'Who are you, sir?' And the voice answered me, 'I am Jesus from Nazareth, the One you are persecuting.'
Anderson New Testament
And I answered, Who art thou Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you persecute.
Bible in Basic English
And I, answering, said, Who are you; Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are attacking.
Common New Testament
And I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' And he said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
I answered, who art thou, Lord? it answered, "I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute."
Darby Translation
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazaraean, whom thou persecutest.
Godbey New Testament
And I responded, Who art thou, Lord? And He said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou art persecuting.
Goodspeed New Testament
I answered, 'Who are you, sir?' 'I am Jesus of Nazareth,' he said, 'whom you are persecuting.'
John Wesley New Testament
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
Julia Smith Translation
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarite, whom thou drivest out.
King James 2000
And I answered, Who are you, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' And he said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazarene whom you are persecuting.'
Modern King James verseion
And I answered, Who are you, lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And I answered, 'What art thou Lord?' And he said unto me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.'
Moffatt New Testament
'Who are you?' I asked. He said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, and you are persecuting me.'
Montgomery New Testament
"'Who are you, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus, the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting,' he answered me.
NET Bible
I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.'
New Heart English Bible
I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.'
Noyes New Testament
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou persecutest.
Sawyer New Testament
And I answered, Who are you, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazoraean, whom you persecute.
The Emphasized Bible
And, I, answered - Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me - I, am Jesus the Nazarene, whom, thou, art persecuting!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.
Twentieth Century New Testament
'Who are you, Lord?' I replied. Then the voice said 'I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting.'
Webster
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
Weymouth New Testament
"'Who art thou, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus, the Nazarene,' He replied, 'whom you are persecuting.'
Williams New Testament
I answered, 'Who are you, Sir?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting.'
World English Bible
I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.'
Worrell New Testament
And I answered, 'Who art Thou, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus, the Nazarene, Whom you are persecuting.'
Worsley New Testament
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And He said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute --
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 22:8
Images Acts 22:8
Prayers for Acts 22:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Tells Of His Conversion On The Damascus Road
7 And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do thou persecute me? 8 And I answered, Who are thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou persecute. 9 And those who were with me indeed saw the light and became afraid, but they heard not the voice of him who spoke to me.
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 16:7-8
and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of LORD, for he hears your murmurings against LORD. And what are we, that ye murmur against us?
1 Samuel 8:7
And LORD said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to thee, for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.
Zechariah 2:8
For thus says LORD of hosts: After glory he has sent me to the nations which plundered you. For he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.
Matthew 2:23
And having come, he dwelt in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, that he will be called a Nazarene.
Matthew 10:40-42
He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
Matthew 25:40
And having answered, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brothers, the least, ye did it to me.
Matthew 25:45
Then he will answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these least, ye did it not to me.
Acts 3:6
But Peter said, No silver and gold exists to me, but what I have, this I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk.
Acts 4:10
be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by this, this man stands here before you healthy.
Acts 6:14
For we have heard him saying that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.
Acts 26:9
Indeed therefore I thought it necessary for myself to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,
Acts 26:14-15
And when we all fell to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why do thou persecute me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goads.
1 Corinthians 12:12
For just as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of the body, being many, are one body, so also is the Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:26-27
And if one part suffers, all the parts suffer together, or one part is honored, all the parts rejoice together.