Acts 9:4

And hee fell to the earth, and heard a voyce, saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Geneva Bible 1599

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

3Now as he iourneyed, it came to passe that as he was come neere to Damascus, suddenly there shined rounde about him a light from heauen.

5And he sayd, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord sayd, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kicke against pricks.

Read all of Acts 9

Cross References

Genesis 3:9But the Lord God called to the man, and said vnto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 22:11But the Angel of the Lord called vnto him from heauen, saying, Abraham, Abraham. And he answered, Here am I.

Numbers 16:45Get you vp from among this Congregation: for I wil consume them quickly: then they fell vpon their faces.

Zechariah 2:8For thus saith the Lord of hostes, After this glory hath hee sent me vnto the nations, which spoyled you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of his eye.

Matthew 25:45Then shall he answere them, and say, Verely I say vnto you, in as much as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

John 18:6Assoone then as hee had saide vnto them, I am hee, they went away backewardes, and fell to the grounde.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Acts 9:4