5He said, |Who are you, Lord?| The Lord said, |I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.


In Context

2 and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

3 As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

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

5 He said, |Who are you, Lord?| The Lord said, |I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

6 But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do.|

7 The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one.

Acts 9:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:5And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:5"Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:5Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he'said , I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:5And 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 goads.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:5And he said, 'Who art thou, Lord?' and the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:5And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute: it is hard for you to kick against the pricks.