Acts 9:4
Good News Translation
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul! Why do you persecute me?"

New Revised Standard Version
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

Contemporary English Version
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, "Saul! Saul! Why are you so cruel to me?"

New American Bible
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

he fell.

Acts 5:10 Immediately, she fell down before his feet and gave up the ghost. And the young men coming in found her dead: and carried her out and buried her by her husband.

Numbers 16:45 Get you out from the midst of this multitude, this moment will I destroy them. And as they were lying on the ground,

John 18:6 As soon therefore as he had said to them: I am he; they went backward and fell to the ground.

Romans 11:22 See then the goodness and the severity of God: towards them indeed that are fallen, the severity; but towards thee, the goodness of God, if thou abide in goodness. Otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

1 Corinthians 4:7 For who distinguisheth thee? Or what hast thou that thou hast not received, and if thou hast received, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

Saul.

Genesis 3:9 And the Lord God called Adam, and said to him: Where art thou?

Genesis 16:8 He said to her: Agar, handmaid of Sarai, whence comest thou? and whither goest thou? And she answered: I flee from the face of Sarai, my mistress.

Genesis 22:11 And behold, an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.

Exodus 3:4 And when the Lord saw that he went forward to see, he called to him out of the midst of the bush. and said: Moses, Moses. And he answered: Here I am.

Luke 10:41 And the Lord answering, said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art careful and art troubled about many things:

John 20:16 Jesus saith to her: Mary. She turning, saith to him: Rabboni (which is to say, Master).

John 21:15 When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs.

why.

Acts 22:7,8 And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? . . .

Acts 26:14,15 And when we were all fallen down on the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the good. . . .

Isaiah 63:9 In all their affliction he was not troubled, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love, and in his mercy he redeemed them, and he carried them and lifted them up all the days of old.

Zechariah 2:8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts: After the glory he hath sent me to the nations that have robbed you: for he that toucheth you, toucheth the apple of my eye:

Matthew 25:40,45 And the king answering shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me. . . .

*etc:

1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one and hath many members; and all the members of the body, whereas they are many, yet are one body: So also is Christ.

Ephesians 5:30 Because we are members of him, body, of his flesh and of his bones.

Context
The Road to Damascus
3And as he went on his journey, it came to pass that he drew nigh to Damascus. And suddenly a light from heaven shined round about him. 4And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.…
Cross References
Isaiah 6:8
And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: Whom shall I send? and who shall go for us? And I said: Lo, here am I, send me.

Acts 9:5
Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

Acts 22:7
And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Acts 26:14
And when we were all fallen down on the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the good.

Acts 9:3
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