Verse 7
Acts 22:7
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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
Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defense which I now make unto you.
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And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he...
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I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel,...
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and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
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As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I rec...
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And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly t...
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And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Yashua (Jesus) of Nazareth, whom thou...
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And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, and were affrighted; but they heard not the voic...
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10
And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there...
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11
And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with m...
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12
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt ther...
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came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hou...
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14
And he said, The God (Elohim) of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Ri...
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15
For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
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And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of th...
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And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fel...
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and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not...
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And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that belie...
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and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his...
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21
And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.
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And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such...
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23
And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,
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the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by...
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And as he tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for...
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And when the centurion heard it, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou art...
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And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.
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And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I a...
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They then that were about to examine him straightaway departed from him: and the chief captain also...
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But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed hi...
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