Then the Lord will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, since you did not do it for one of these least [significant brothers of mine], you did not do it for me.’
Acts 22:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me [harass and trouble and molest Me]? American Standard Version (1901) And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? Common English Bible I fell to the ground and heard a voice asking me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you harassing me?’ Catholic Public Domain Version And falling to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? |
Then the Lord will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, since you did not do it for one of these least [significant brothers of mine], you did not do it for me.’
And he said, “Why [should he be]? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted out even louder, “Let him be crucified!”
“And then it suddenly happened, about noon, as I was traveling and got close to Damascus, that this brilliant light from the sky flashed all around me.
I answered, ‘Who are you, sir?’ And the voice answered me, ‘I am Jesus from Nazareth, the One you are persecuting.’
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
[even] though I had previously spoken against Christ, and persecuted [Christians] and acted outrageously. However, I obtained mercy because I acted out of ignorance, not believing [in Christ].