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Acts 22:7

Listen to Acts 22:7
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’

Acts 22:7 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me,Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
English Standard Version (ESV)
7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? ’
New Living Translation (NLT)
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
The Message Bible (MSG)
7 and I fell to the ground, dazed. I heard a voice: 'Saul, Saul, why are you out to get me?'
American Standard Version (ASV)
7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice asking me, 'Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?'
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice speak to me. 'Saul! Saul!' it said. 'Why are you opposing me?'

Acts 22:7 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 22:7

And I fell unto the ground
And so did those that were with him, ( Acts 26:14 ) .

And heard a voice, saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou
me? (See Gill on Acts 9:4).

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Acts 22:7 In-Context

5 as the high priest and all the Council can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates in Damascus, and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 “About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’
8 “ ‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. “ ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied.
9 My companions saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who was speaking to me.
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