In Context

4 'And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,

5 as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,

6 and it came to pass, in my going on and coming nigh to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of the heaven there shone a great light round about me,

7 I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?

8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute —

9 and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me —

Acts 22:7 in Other Translations