Acts 9:5

And He said, I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4and falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord?

6But stand up, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behooves thee to do.

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Cross References

Acts 5:39but if it be of God, you will not be able to destroy them, lest perchance you may also be found fighting against God.

1 Corinthians 10:22Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? whether are we stronger than he?

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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