Acts 22:7

Acts 22:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
• New International Version (NIV)I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’

Context of Acts 22:7

5as the high priest and all the Council of the elders (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) can testify; because from them I received letters to the brothers, and I was on my way to Damascus in order to bring those [believers] who were there to Jerusalem in chains to be punished. 6“But as I was on my way, approaching Damascus about noontime, a great blaze of light suddenly flashed from heaven and shone around me. And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ 8And I replied, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’ 9Now those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me.

Acts 22:7 word by word

ἔπεσά τε εἰς τὸ ἔδαφος καὶ ἤκουσα φωνῆς λεγούσης μοι· Σαοὺλ Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις;Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andτεte · and/bothG5037
• I fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the groundὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the groundἔδαφοςedaphos · groundG1475
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• a voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• SaulΣαούλSaoul · SaulG4549
• whyτίςtis · which?G5101
• persecutest thouδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377

Cross-references for Acts 22:7

• Genesis 3:9But the Lord God called to Adam, and said to him, “Where are you?”
• Genesis 16:8And He said, “Hagar, Sarai’s maid, where did you come from and where are you going?” And she said, “I am running away from my mistress Sarai.”
• Genesis 22:1Now after these things, God tested [the faith and commitment of] Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!” And he answered, “Here I am.”
• Exodus 3:4When the Lord saw that he turned away [from the flock] to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”
• 1 Samuel 3:10Then the Lord came and stood and called as at the previous times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.”
• Isaiah 43:22“Yet you have not called on Me [in prayer and worship], O Jacob; But you have grown weary of Me, O Israel.
• Jeremiah 2:5Thus says the Lord, “What injustice or unrighteousness did your fathers find in Me, That they have wandered far from Me And [habitually] walked after emptiness and futility and became empty?
• Matthew 25:45Then He will reply to them, ‘I assure you and most solemnly say to you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these [my followers], you did not do it for Me.’
• Matthew 27:23And he said, “Why, what has He done that is evil?” But they continued shouting all the louder, “Let Him be crucified!”
• 1 Timothy 1:13even though I was formerly a blasphemer [of our Lord] and a persecutor [of His church] and a shameful and outrageous and violent aggressor [toward believers]. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.

Commentaries on Acts 22:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 See the notes on Acts 9:3-7. Acts 22:6 As I made my journey - As I was on my journey. About noon - Acts 26:13, “at mid-day.” This circumstance is omitted by Luke in his account in Acts 22:11 The glory of that light - The splendor, the intense brilliancy of the light. See this and its effects explained in the notes on Acts 9:8.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21Paul gives his most complete defense of his life and faith before his own people in Jerusalem. This speech shows his flexibility as a missionary, just as his message to the Greek philosophers in Athens also did (17:22–31; see 1 Corinthians 9:20–23). He begins by showing his close connection with his audience. He explains his Jewish background and his training under Gamaliel the Elder (a respected Jewish teacher). He also describes his strong desire to…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-302. when they heard ... the Hebrew tongue--(See on Ac 21:40). they kept the more silence--They could have understood him in Greek, and doubtless fully expected the renegade to address them in that language, but the sound of their holy mother tongue awed them into deeper silence.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 22:7

• Damascus
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Commentaries on Acts 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings