THEOSISActs 9:4Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
και πεσων επι την γην ηκουσεν φωνην λεγουσαν αυτω σαουλ σαουλ τι με διωκεις
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Zech 2:8For 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:
- Acts 26:14And 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 26:15And I said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord answered: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
- Isa 63:9In 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.
- Rom 11:22See 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 Cor 12:12For 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.
- Gen 16:8He 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.
- Gen 22:11And behold, an angel of the Lord from heaven called to him, saying: Abraham, Abraham. And he answered: Here I am.
The original text
Greek text, 14 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- πεσὼνpesōnI fallG4098 · πίπτω
- ἐπὶepionG1909 · ἐπί
- τὴνtēntheG3588 · ὁ
- γῆνgēnthe earthG1093 · γῆ
- ἤκουσενēkousenI hearG191 · ἀκούω
- φωνὴνphōnēna soundG5456 · φωνή
- λέγουσανlegousanI sayG3004 · λέγω
- αὐτῷautōheG846 · αὐτός
- ΣαοὺλsaoulSaulG4549 · Σαούλ
- ΣαούλsaoulSaulG4549 · Σαούλ
- τίtiwhoG5101 · τίς
- μεmeIG1473 · ἐγώ
- διώκειςdiōkeisI pursueG1377 · διώκω