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Acts 26:15
“And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.”
King James Version (KJV)
Acts 26:15 Context
12Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, 13At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. 14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. 16But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; 17Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, 18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
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Other Translations
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And hee said, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"And I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.
- Basic English Bible
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, *I* am Jesus whom *thou* persecutest:
- Darby Bible
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
- Webster's Bible
`Who art Thou, Lord?' I asked. `I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied.
- Weymouth Bible
I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
- World English Bible
And Y seide, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord seide, Y am Jhesus, whom thou pursuest.
- Wycliffe Bible
`And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"And I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.
- Basic English Bible
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, *I* am Jesus whom *thou* persecutest:
- Darby Bible
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
- Webster's Bible
`Who art Thou, Lord?' I asked. `I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied.
- Weymouth Bible
I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
- World English Bible
And Y seide, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord seide, Y am Jhesus, whom thou pursuest.
- Wycliffe Bible
`And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Acts 26:15
26:13 O King - Most seasonably, in the height of the narration, does he thus fix the king's attention. Above the brightness of the sun - And no marvel. For what is the brightness of this created sun, to the Sun of righteousness, the brightness of the Father's glory?
26:14 In the Hebrew tongue - St. Paul was not now speaking in Hebrew: when he was, #Acts 23:7|, he did not add, In the Hebrew tongue. Christ used this tongue both on earth and from heaven.
26:17 Delivering thee from the people - The Jews and the Gentiles, to whom, both Jews and Gentiles, I now send thee - Paul gives them to know, that the liberty he enjoys even in bonds, was promised to him, as well as his preaching to the Gentiles. I, denotes the authority of the sender. Now, the time whence his mission was dated. For his apostleship, as well as his conversion, commenced at this moment.