and I fellto the groundand hearda voicesayingto me, 'Saul,Saul,whyare you persecutingMe?'
He said,"Hagar,Sarai'smaid,wherehave you comefrom and whereare you going?"And she said,"I am fleeingfrom the presenceof my mistressSarai."
Now it cameabout afterthesethings,that GodtestedAbraham,and saidto him, "Abraham!"And he said,"HereI am."
But the angelof the LORDcalledto him from heavenand said,"Abraham,Abraham!"And he said,"HereI am."
Then the LORDGodcalledto the man,and saidto him, "Whereare you?"
When the LORDsawthat he turnedasideto look,Godcalledto him from the midstof the bushand said,"Moses,Moses!"And he said,"HereI am."
Thussaysthe LORD,"Whatinjusticedid your fathersfindin Me, That they wentfarfrom Me And walkedafteremptinessand becameempty?
"ThereforeI will yetcontendwith you," declaresthe LORD,"And with your sons'sonsI will contend.
"ThenHe will answerthem, 'TrulyI sayto you, to the extentthat you didnot doit to oneof the leastof these,you did not doit to Me.'
And he said,"Why,whatevilhas He done?"But they kept shoutingall the more,saying,"CrucifyHim!"
"But it happenedthat as I was on my way,approachingDamascusaboutnoontime,a very brightlightsuddenlyflashedfrom heavenall aroundme,
"And I answered,'Whoare You, Lord?'And He saidto me, 'I amJesusthe Nazarene,whomyou are persecuting.'
and he fellto the groundand hearda voicesayingto him, "Saul,Saul,whyare you persecutingMe?"
even though I was formerlya blasphemerand a persecutorand a violent aggressor.YetI was shown mercybecauseI actedignorantlyin unbelief;
Then the LORDcameand stoodand calledas at othertimes,"Samuel!Samuel!"And Samuelsaid,"Speak,for Your servantis listening."
