Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
New American Standard Bible
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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?
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 Now as [he] proceeded, it happened that [when] he approached Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?" 5 So he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he [said], "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting!
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress, {there was no distress}, and the messenger of his {presence} saved them, in his love and compassion he himself redeemed them, and he lifted them up, and he supported them all [the] days of old.
Zechariah 2:8
For thus said Yahweh of hosts, after glory he sent me against the nations plundering you: Truly, the one touching you [is] touching the apple of his eye.
Genesis 3:9
And Yahweh God called to the man and said to him, "Where [are] you?"
Genesis 16:8
And he said to Hagar, the servant of Sarai, "{From where} have you come, and where are you going?" And she said, "I am fleeing from the presence of Sarai my mistress."
Genesis 22:11
And the angel of Yahweh called to him from heaven and said, "Abraham! Abraham!" And he said, "Here I [am]."
Exodus 3:4
And Yahweh saw that he turned aside to see, and God called to him from the midst of the bush, and he said, "Moses, Moses." And he said, "Here I [am]."
Numbers 16:45
"Get away from the midst of this community, and I will finish them in an instant," but they fell on their faces.
Matthew 25:40
And the king will answer [and] say to them, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did [it] to one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did [it] to me.'
Matthew 25:45-46
Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly I say to you, in as much as you did not do [it] to one of the least of these, you did not do [it] to me.'
Luke 10:41
But the Lord answered [and] said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many [things]!
John 18:6
So when he said to them, "I am [he]," {they drew back} and fell to the ground.
John 20:16
Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned around [and] said to him in Aramaic, "Rabboni" (which means "Teacher").
John 21:15
Now when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon [son] of John, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs!"
Acts 5:10
And immediately she fell down at his feet and died. So [when] the young men came in, they found her dead, and carried [her] out [and] buried [her] with her husband.
Acts 22:7-8
and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
Acts 26:14-15
And [when] we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Aramaic language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? [It is] hard for you to kick against the goads!'
Romans 11:22
See, then, the kindness and severity of God: severity upon those who have fallen, but upon you the kindness of God--if you continue in his kindness, for otherwise you also will be cut off.
1 Corinthians 4:7
For who concedes you [superiority]? And what do you have that you did not receive? But if indeed you received [it], why do you boast as [if you] did not receive [it]?
1 Corinthians 12:12
For just as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of the body, [although they] are many, are one body, thus also Christ.
Ephesians 5:30
because we are members of his body.