Acts 22:7

7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice asking me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you harassing 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).

Acts 22:7 In-Context

5 The high priest and the whole Jerusalem Council can testify about me. I received letters from them, addressed to our associates in Damascus, then went there to bring those who were arrested to Jerusalem so they could be punished.

6 “During that journey, about noon, as I approached Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven encircled me.

7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice asking me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you harassing me?'

8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?' ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are harassing,' he replied.

9 My traveling companions saw the light, but they didn't hear the voice of the one who spoke to me.