Parallel Bible results for "Acts 9:1-6"

Acts 9:1-6

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1 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest
2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.
3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"
4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
5 And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" Then the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."
5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.
6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" Then the Lord said to him, "Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."
6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
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