Verse 4
Acts 9:4
Geneva Bible
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And hee fell to the earth, and heard a voyce, saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἤκουσεν φωνὴν λέγουσαν αὐτῷ Σαοὺλ Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις;
English Translation
And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 9 Context
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And Saul yet breathing out threatnings and slaughter against the disciples of ye Lord, went vnto the...
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And desired of him letters to Damascus to the Synagogues, that if he found any that were of that way...
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Now as he iourneyed, it came to passe that as he was come neere to Damascus, suddenly there shined r...
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And hee fell to the earth, and heard a voyce, saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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And he sayd, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord sayd, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for...
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He then both trembling and astonied, sayd, Lord, what wilt thou that I doe? And the Lord sayd vnto h...
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The men also which iourneyed with him, stood amased, hearing his voyce, but seeing no man.
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And Saul arose from the ground, and opened his eyes, but sawe no man. Then led they him by the hand,...
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Where he was three dayes without sight, and neither ate nor dranke.
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And there was a certaine disciple at Damascus named Ananias, and to him sayd the Lord in a vision, A...
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Then the Lord sayd vnto him, Arise, and goe into the streete which is called Straight, and seeke in...
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(And he sawe in a vision a man named Ananias comming in to him, and putting his hands on him, that h...
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Then Ananias answered, Lord, I haue heard by many of this man, howe much euill hee hath done to thy...
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Moreouer here hee hath authoritie of the hie Priestes, to binde all that call on thy Name.
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Then the Lord said vnto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessell vnto me, to beare my Name before...
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For I will shewe him, howe many things he must suffer for my Names sake.
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Then Ananias went his way, and entred into that house, and put his hands on him, and sayd, Brother S...
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And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had bene scales, and suddenly he receiued sight, and...
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And receiued meate, and was strengthened. So was Saul certaine dayes with the disciples which were a...
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And straightway hee preached Christ in the Synagogues, that he was that Sonne of God (Elohim),
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So that all that heard him, were amased, and sayde, Is not this hee, that made hauocke of them which...
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But Saul encreased the more in strength, and confounded the Iewes which dwelt at Damascus, confirmin...
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And after that many dayes were fulfilled, the Iewes tooke counsell together, to kill him,
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But their laying awayte was knowen of Saul: nowe they watched the gates day and night, that they mig...
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Then the disciples tooke him by night, and put him through the wall, and let him downe by a rope in...
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And when Saul was come to Hierusalem, he assayed to ioyne himselfe with the disciples: but they were...
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But Barnabas tooke him, and brought him to the Apostles, and declared to them, howe hee had seene th...
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And hee was conuersant with them at Hierusalem,
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And spake boldly in the Name of the Lord Iesus, and spake and disputed against the Grecians: but the...
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But when the brethren knewe it, they brought him to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.
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Then had the Churches rest through all Iudea, and Galile, and Samaria, and were edified and walked i...
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And it came to passe, as Peter walked throughout all quarters, hee came also to the saints which dwe...
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And there he found a certaine man named Aeneas, which had kept his couch eight yeeres, and was sicke...
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Then said Peter vnto him, Aeneas, Iesus Christ maketh thee whole: arise and trusse thy couch togethe...
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And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron, sawe him, and turned to the Lord.
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There was also at Ioppa a certaine woman, a disciple named Tabitha (which by interpretation is calle...
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And it came to passe in those dayes, that she was sicke and dyed: and when they had washed her, they...
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Now forasmuch as Lydda was neere to Ioppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they se...
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Then Peter arose and came with them: and when hee was come, they brought him into the vpper chamber,...
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But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled downe, and prayed, and turned him to the body, and sayd, T...
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Then he gaue her the hand and lift her vp, and called the Saints and widowes, and restored her aliue...
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And it was knowen throughout all Ioppa, and many beleeued in the Lord.
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And it came to passe that he taried many dayes in Ioppa with one Simon a Tanner.
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