Acts 22:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
"'Who are you, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,' he replied.

New Living Translation
“‘Who are you, lord?’ I asked. “And the voice replied, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, the one you are persecuting.’

English Standard Version
And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’

Berean Study Bible
‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.

New American Standard Bible
And I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’

NASB 1995
"And I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.'

NASB 1977
“And I answered, ‘Who art Thou, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’

Amplified Bible
And I replied, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’

Christian Standard Bible
“I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord? ’ “He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?'" He said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, the One you are persecuting!'

Contemporary English Version
"Who are you?" I answered. The Lord replied, "I am Jesus from Nazareth! I am the one you are so cruel to."

Good News Translation
'Who are you, Lord?' I asked. 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute,' he said to me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I answered, 'Who are you, sir?' "The person told me, 'I'm Jesus from Nazareth, the one you're persecuting.'

International Standard Version
"I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He told me, 'I'm Jesus from Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'

NET Bible
I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.'
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

New King James Version
So I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’

King James 2000 Bible
And I answered, Who are you, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.

New Heart English Bible
I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazorean, whom you persecute.'

World English Bible
I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.'

American King James Version
And I answered, Who are you, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.

American Standard Version
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

A Faithful Version
And I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazarean, Whom you are persecuting. '

Darby Bible Translation
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazaraean, whom thou persecutest.

English Revised Version
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then I answered, Who art thou, Lorde? And he said to me, I am Iesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And I aunswered: Who art thou Lorde? And he sayde vnto me: I am Iesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
I answered: Who art thou LORDE? And he sayde vnto me: I am Iesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And I answered: what arte thou Lorde? And he sayd vnto me: I am Iesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And I answered, Who are You, Lord? And He said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom you persecute—

Berean Literal Bible
And I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.'

Young's Literal Translation
'And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute --

Smith's Literal Translation
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarite, whom thou drivest out.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And I answered, Who are You Lord? And He said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I answered: Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I responded, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“But I answered, and I said, “Who are you, my lord?” And he said to me, “I am Yeshua the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.”

Lamsa Bible
And I answered and said, Who are you, my LORD? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Naz’a-reth, whom you persecute.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And I answered, Who art thou Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you persecute.

Godbey New Testament
And I responded, Who art thou, Lord? And He said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou art persecuting.

Haweis New Testament
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.

Mace New Testament
I answered, who art thou, Lord? it answered, "I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute."

Weymouth New Testament
"'Who art thou, Lord?' I asked. "'I am Jesus, the Nazarene,' He replied, 'whom you are persecuting.'

Worrell New Testament
And I answered, 'Who art Thou, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus, the Nazarene, Whom you are persecuting.'

Worsley New Testament
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And He said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
















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