New English Translation
Acts 9:5
5So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” He replied, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting!
Acts 9:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
- New International Version (NIV)“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
Context of Acts 9:5
3As he was going along, approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” He replied, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting! 6But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.” 7(Now the men who were traveling with him stood there speechless, because they heard the voice but saw no one.)
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εἶπεν δέ· τίς εἶ, κύριε; ὁ δέ ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς ὃν σὺ διώκειςRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Whoτίςtis · which?G5101
- art thouεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
- Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- thouσύsu · youG4771
- persecutestδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
- hardσκληρόςsklēros · hardG4642
- to kickλακτίζωlaktizō · to kickG2979
- againstπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- the pricksκέντρονkentron · stingG2759
Cross-references for Acts 9:5
- 1 Samuel 3:4The Lord called to Samuel, and he replied, “Here I am!”
- 1 Timothy 1:13even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,
- Acts 26:9Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
- Acts 5:39but if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them, or you may even be found fighting against God.” He convinced them,
- Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun became fat and kicked, you got fat, thick, and stuffed! Then he deserted the God who made him, and treated the Rock who saved him with contempt.
- Job 9:4He is wise in heart and mighty in strength – who has resisted him and remained safe?
- Job 40:9Do you have an arm as powerful as God’s, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
- Psalms 2:12Give sincere homage! Otherwise he will be angry, and you will die because of your behavior, when his anger quickly ignites. How blessed are all who take shelter in him!
- Isaiah 45:9One who argues with his creator is in grave danger, one who is like a mere shard among the other shards on the ground! The clay should not say to the potter, “What in the world are you doing? Your work lacks skill!”
- 1 Corinthians 10:22Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is?
Commentaries on Acts 9:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Who art thou, Lord? - , ; Who art thou, Sir? He had no knowledge who it was that addressed him, and would only use the term , as any Roman or Greek would, merely as a term of civil respect. I am Jesus whom thou persecutest - "Thy enmity is against me and my religion; and the injuries which thou dost to my followers I consider as done to myself." The following words, making twenty in the original, and thirty in our version, are found in no Greek MS. The…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? - The word “Lord” here, as is frequently the case in the New Testament, means no more than “sir,” John 4:19. It is evident that Saul did not as yet know that this was the Lord Jesus. He heard a voice as of a man; he heard himself addressed, but by whom the words were spoken was to him unknown. In his amazement and confusion, he naturally asked who it was that was thus addressing him. And the Lord said - In this place the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19The conversion of Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus road is central to the story in Acts. Luke tells the story three times (also 22:1–21; 26:1–29). Paul (Saul) mentions this experience several times in his letters (1 Corinthians 15:8–10; Galatians 1:11–17; Philippians 3:4–11; see 1 Timothy 1:12–17). Saul’s conversion was his call as a prophet and commission as an apostle (Acts 9:15; 22:15, 21; 26:15–18). No one is beyond God's power to reach, save, and use…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. he fell to the earth--and his companions with him (Ac 26:14), who "saw the light" (Ac 22:9). and heard a voice saying unto him--"in the Hebrew tongue" (Ac 26:14). Saul, Saul--a reduplication full of tenderness [De Wette]. Though his name was soon changed into "Paul," we find him, in both his own narratives of the scene, after the lapse of so many years, retaining the original form, as not daring to alter, in the smallest detail, the overpowering…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 9
- 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
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