“I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
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“I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
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And I sayde: Who arte thou lorde? And he sayde I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.
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Then I sayd, Who art thou, Lord? And he sayd, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to Acts 26:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- John 15:20-21 Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours. But they will do all these things to you for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.
- Matthew 25:45 “Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’
- Exodus 16:8 Moses said, “Now Yahweh will give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you, because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh.”
- Matthew 25:40 “The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And…
15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
Ver. 15. See Act 9:5.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The foot is trod upon on earth, and the…
The foot is trod upon on earth, and the Head cries out out from heaven, as Act 9:5.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And I said, who art thou, Lord? and he…
And I said, who art thou, Lord? and he said,.... Or "the Lord said", as the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions read,
I am Jesus whom thou persecutest; the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, "Jesus of Nazareth"; See Gill on Act 9:5.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. Who art thou, Lord] The readiness with which…
15. Who art thou, Lord] The readiness with which “Lord,” an expression of allegiance, comes to the Apostle’s lips lends probability to the notion that God’s promptings had been working in his heart before, and that the mad rage against “the Way” was an attempt to stifle them.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The Lord for he, A.V. and T.R.
The Lord for he, A.V. and T.R.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain See notes on verse 12
See notes on verse 12
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Paul continues giving his defense to King Agrippa. In these verses he continues quoting his conversation with the Lord.
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to open their eyes
Helping people to understand the truth is spoken of as if a person were literally helping someone to open his eyes. (See: Metaphor)
to turn them from darkness to light
Helping someone to stop doing what is evil and to start trusting and obeying God is spoken of as if the person is literally leading someone out of a dark place into a place of light. (See: Metaphor)
to turn them ... from the power of Satan to God
Helping someone to stop obeying Satan and to start obeying God is spoken of as if a person were literally turning a person and taking them from the place where Satan rules and leading him to the place where God rules. (See: Metaphor)
they may receive from God the forgiveness of sins
The abstract noun "forgiveness" can be stated as the verb "forgive." AT: "God may forgive their sins" (See: Abstract Nouns)
the inheritance that I give
The abstract noun "inheritance" may be stated as the verb "inherit." AT: "they may inherit that which I give" (See: Abstract Nouns)
the inheritance
The blessings that Jesus gives to those who believe in him are spoken of as if they were an inheritance that children receive from their father. (See: Metaphor)
sanctified by faith in me
Jesus choosing some people to belong to him is spoken of as if he literally set them apart from other people. (See: Metaphor)
by faith in me
"because they believe in me." Here Paul finishes quoting the Lord.
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Jesus
persecute
appoint
servant
testimony
Gentile
darkness
light
power
Satan
God
forgive
sin
inherit
sanctify
faith
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