The Angel said, “Hagar, you are Sarai’s servant. Why are you here? Where are you going?”
Acts 22:7 - Easy To Read Version I fell to the ground. I heard a voice saying to me: ‘Saul, Saul, why are you doing these bad things to me?’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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? |
The Angel said, “Hagar, you are Sarai’s servant. Why are you here? Where are you going?”
After those things, God decided to test Abraham’s faith. God said to him, “Abraham!”
But then the Angel of the Lord stopped Abraham. The angel called from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
The Lord saw Moses was coming to look at the bush. So God called to Moses from the bush. God said, “Moses, Moses!”
This is what the Lord says:\par “Do you think that I was not fair\par to your ancestors {\cf2\super [4]} ?\par Is that why they turned away from me?\par Your ancestors worshiped worthless idols,\par and they became worthless themselves.\par
The Lord says,\par “So now I will accuse you again,\par And I will also accuse your grandchildren.\par
“Then the king will answer, ‘I tell you the truth. Anything you refused to do for any of my people here, {\cf2\super [390]} you refused to do for me.’
Pilate asked, “Why do you want me to kill him? What wrong has he done?”
“But something happened to me on my way to Damascus. It was about noon when I came close to Damascus. Suddenly a bright light from the sky shined all around me.
I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The voice said, ‘I am Jesus from Nazareth. I am the One you are persecuting.’
Saul fell to the ground. He heard a voice saying to him: “Saul, Saul! Why are you doing these bad things to me?”
In the past I spoke against Christ and persecuted him and did things to hurt him. But God gave me mercy because I did not know what I was doing. I did those things when I did not believe.
The Lord came and stood there. He called as he did before. He said, “Samuel, Samuel!”