Acts 9:4

and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

In Context

3But as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven,

5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], *I* am Jesus, whom *thou* persecutest.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:9And Jehovah Elohim called to Man, and said to him, Where art thou?

Genesis 22:11And the Angel of Jehovah called to him from the heavens, and said, Abraham, Abraham! And he said, Here am I.

Numbers 16:45Get you up from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them in a moment. And they fell on their faces.

Zechariah 2:8For thus saith Jehovah of hosts: After the glory, hath he sent me unto the nations that made you a spoil; for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

Matthew 25:45Then shall he answer them saying, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye have not done it to one of these least, neither have ye done it to me.

John 18:6When therefore he said to them, I am [he], they went away backward and fell to the ground.

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:2-10

Saul's Conversion. 1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. 3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5… Read the whole commentary →

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