Acts 9:5

American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:

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  • Deut 32:15 : 15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek; Then he forsook God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
  • 1 Sam 3:4-9 : 4 that Jehovah called Samuel; and he said, Here am I. 5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down. 6 And Jehovah called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again. 7 Now Samuel did not yet know Jehovah, neither was the word of Jehovah yet revealed unto him. 8 And Jehovah called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And Eli perceived that Jehovah had called the child. 9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Jehovah; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 And Jehovah came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel said, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
  • Job 9:4 : 4 [ He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered?--
  • Job 40:9-9 : 9 Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like him? 10 Deck thyself now with excellency and dignity; And array thyself with honor and majesty.
  • Ps 2:12 : 12 Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, For his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all they that take refuge in him.
  • Isa 45:9 : 9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! a potsherd among the potsherds of the earth! Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
  • Acts 5:39 : 39 but if it is of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them; lest haply ye be found even to be fighting against God.
  • Acts 26:9 : 9 I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
  • 1 Cor 10:22 : 22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
  • 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 26:12-17
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    90%

    12Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,

    13at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me.

    14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

    15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

    16But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;

    17delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,

  • Acts 9:1-4
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    1But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

    2and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

    3And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven:

    4and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

  • Acts 22:4-11
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    4and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

    5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

    6And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

    7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

    8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

    9And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

    10And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

    11And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me I came into Damascus.

  • Acts 9:6-8
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    6but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

    7And the men that journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but beholding no man.

    8And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; and they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

  • Acts 9:10-17
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    10Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said unto him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord.

    11And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth;

    12and he hath seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight.

    13But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:

    14and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name.

    15But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel:

    16for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.

    17And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and laying his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

  • Acts 22:19
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    19And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

  • Acts 9:21
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    21And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.

  • Acts 22:13-14
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    13came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him.

    14And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

  • Gal 1:13
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    13For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:

  • Gal 1:23
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    23but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc;

  • Acts 13:9
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    9But Saul, who is also [called] Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

  • Luke 18:41
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    41What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

  • 1 Cor 15:9
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    9For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

  • Acts 9:27
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    27But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

  • John 9:36-37
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    36He answered and said, And who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?

    37Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that speaketh with thee.

  • Acts 22:21
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    21And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

  • 1 Tim 1:13
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    13though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;

  • Acts 26:9-10
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    9I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

    10And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.

  • Acts 13:11
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    11And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

  • John 18:6-7
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    6When therefore he said unto them, I am [he], they went backward, and fell to the ground.

    7Again therefore he asked them, Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth.

  • 2 Sam 1:8
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    8And he said unto me, Who art thou? And I answered him, I am an Amalekite.

  • Luke 9:57
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    57And as they went on the way, a certain man said unto him, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.