Acts 9:4

And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

3And as he went on his journey, it came to pass that he drew nigh to Damascus; and suddenly a light from heaven shined round about him.

5Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:9And the Lord God called Adam, and said to him: Where art thou?

Genesis 22:11And behold an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.

Numbers 16:45Get you out from the midst of this multitude, this moment will I destroy them. And as they were lying on the ground,

Zechariah 2:8For thus saith the Lord of hosts: After the glory he hath sent me to the nations that have robbed you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of my eye:

Matthew 25:45Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me.

John 18:6As soon therefore as he had said to them: I am he; they went 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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