Verse 7

Acts 22:7

Young's Literal Translation

7 I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?
Original Language Text
greek
ἔπεσά τε εἰς τὸ ἔδαφος καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς λεγούσης μοι· Σαοὺλ Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις;
English Translation
And I fell to the ground and I heard a voice saying to me, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 22 Context
1 'Men, brethren, and fathers, hear my defence now unto you;' -- Focus ↗
2 and they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and... Focus ↗
3 'I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at t... Focus ↗
4 'And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women, Focus ↗
5 as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received l... Focus ↗
6 and it came to pass, in my going on and coming nigh to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of the hea... Focus ↗
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 Yashua (Jesus) the Nazarene whom thou... Focus ↗
9 and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him w... Focus ↗
10 and I said, What shall I do, Lord? and the Lord said unto me, Having risen, go on to Damascus, and t... Focus ↗
11 'And when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me... Focus ↗
12 and a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the law, being testified to by all the Jews dwe... Focus ↗
13 having come unto me and stood by [me], said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and I the same hour did l... Focus ↗
14 and he said, The God (Elohim) of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see... Focus ↗
15 because thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard; Focus ↗
16 and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the... Focus ↗
17 'And it came to pass when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came int... Focus ↗
18 and I saw him saying to me, Haste and go forth in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not rece... Focus ↗
19 and I said, Lord, they -- they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue thos... Focus ↗
20 and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was being poured forth, I also was standing by and assenti... Focus ↗
21 and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.' Focus ↗
22 And they were hearing him unto this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, 'Away from the ear... Focus ↗
23 And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air, Focus ↗
24 the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, 'By scourges let him be exami... Focus ↗
25 And as he was stretching him with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion who was standing by, 'A m... Focus ↗
26 and the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, 'Take heed what... Focus ↗
27 and the chief captain having come near, said to him, 'Tell me, art thou a Roman?' and he said, 'Yes;... Focus ↗
28 and the chief captain answered, 'I, with a great sum, did obtain this citizenship;' but Paul said, '... Focus ↗
29 Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who are about to examine him, and the chief captain a... Focus ↗
30 and on the morrow, intending to know the certainty wherefore he is accused by the Jews, he did loose... Focus ↗