4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"


In Context

1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord's disciples. He went to the high priest

2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

3 As he neared Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"

5 "Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked.

6 "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting," he replied. "Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

Acts 9:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:4And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:4and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:4and falling on the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:4and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:4He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, |Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:4and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, 'Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecute you me?