Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and
King James Version
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Holman Bible
Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him,
International Standard Version
He dropped to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me?"
A Conservative Version
And after falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do thou persecute me?
American Standard Version
and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Amplified
and he fell to the ground and heard a voice [from heaven] saying to him,
An Understandable Version
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
Anderson New Testament
And when he had fallen to the earth, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?
Bible in Basic English
And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?
Common New Testament
And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
and he fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Darby Translation
and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?
Godbey New Testament
and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord?
Goodspeed New Testament
and he fell to the ground. Then he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?"
John Wesley New Testament
And falling to the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Julia Smith Translation
And having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, Why drivest thou me out?
King James 2000
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
Modern King James verseion
And he fell to the earth and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"
Moffatt New Testament
he dropped to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
Montgomery New Testament
He fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
NET Bible
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
New Heart English Bible
He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
Noyes New Testament
and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Sawyer New Testament
and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, Why do you persecute me?
The Emphasized Bible
And, falling unto the earth, he heard a voice saying unto him - Saul! Saul! why, me, art thou persecuting?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Twentieth Century New Testament
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him-- "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
Webster
And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Weymouth New Testament
and falling to the ground he heard a voice which said to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
Williams New Testament
He dropped to the ground; then he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
World English Bible
He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
Worrell New Testament
and, having fallen upon the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
Worsley New Testament
and he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Youngs Literal Translation
and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, 'Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?'
Themes
Bigotry » Instances of » Of saul, in persecuting the Christians
Call » To special religious duty » Paul
Christ » Humility of » Identified with believers
Christ » Vine name applied to » Arresting sinners
Christ » Glorified » Appeared at paul's conversion
Converts » Instances of » Saul of tarsus
Christ Glorified » Appeared at paul's conversion
Heart » Change of » Saul of tarsus
Jesus Christ » History of » Appears to paul (on the road to damascus)
Miracles » Of the disciples of jesus » Paul cured of blindness
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » The man of vision » The vision of Christ
Persecution » The world persecuting jesus Christ
Persecution » Of saints, is a persecution of Christ
Persecution » Instances of » Of the ekklesia (body of Christ)
divine Presence » A terror to sinners a comfort to saints » Of Christ, overpowering
Regeneration » Instances of » Saul of tarsus
Syria » Conversion » Christian
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 9:4
Prayers for Acts 9:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Saul's Conversion On The Damascus Road
3
As he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 63:9
And the
In His
And He
Zechariah 2:8
For thus says the Lord of hosts, “After
Genesis 3:9
Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “
Genesis 16:8
He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid,
Genesis 22:11
But
Exodus 3:4
When the Lord saw that he turned aside to look,
Numbers 16:45
“
Matthew 25:40
Matthew 25:45-46
Luke 10:41
But the Lord answered and said to her,
John 18:6
So when He said to them,
John 20:16
Jesus *said to her,
John 21:15
So when they had
Acts 5:10
And immediately she
Acts 22:7-8
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me,
Acts 26:14-15
And when we had
Romans 11:22
Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s
1 Corinthians 4:7
For who regards you as superior?
1 Corinthians 12:12
For even
Ephesians 5:30
because we are