Acts 9:4

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He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"

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  • Zech 2:8 : 8 He said to him, 'Run and tell that young man: Jerusalem will be inhabited as a city without walls because of the multitude of people and livestock in it.'
  • Acts 26:14-15 : 14 When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in Hebrew, saying, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.' 15 I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord replied, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.'
  • Isa 63:9 : 9 In all their distress, he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and compassion, he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
  • Rom 11:22 : 22 Consider then the kindness and severity of God: severity to those who fell but kindness to you, provided you continue in His kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.
  • 1 Cor 4:7 : 7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
  • 1 Cor 12:12 : 12 Just as the body is one but has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so also is Christ.
  • Eph 5:30 : 30 because we are members of His body.
  • Gen 3:9 : 9 But the LORD God called out to the man and said to him, 'Where are you?'
  • Gen 16:8 : 8 He said, "Hagar, Sarai's maidservant, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She answered, "I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai."
  • Gen 22:11 : 11 But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, 'Abraham! Abraham!' And he replied, 'Here I am.'
  • Exod 3:4 : 4 When the LORD saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him out of the bush and said, 'Moses, Moses!' And Moses replied, 'Here I am.'
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.’
  • Matt 25:45-46 : 45 Then he will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, to the extent that you did not do it for one of the least of these, you did not do it for me.’ 46 And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
  • Luke 10:41 : 41 The Lord answered her, 'Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things.'
  • John 18:6 : 6 When Jesus said to them, 'I am he,' they stepped back and fell to the ground.
  • John 20:16 : 16 Jesus said to her, 'Mary.' She turned and said to him in Aramaic, 'Rabboni!' (which means 'Teacher').
  • John 21:15 : 15 When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, 'Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?' Peter replied, 'Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.' Jesus said to him, 'Feed my lambs.'
  • Acts 5:10 : 10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. When the young men came in, they found her dead, carried her out, and buried her beside her husband.
  • Acts 22:7-8 : 7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.’

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  • Acts 22:6-11
    6 verses
    95%

    6 But as I was traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

    7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

    8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.’

    9 Now those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

    10 I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told everything that has been assigned for you to do.’

    11 Since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and went into Damascus.

  • Acts 26:12-17
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    12 In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests.

    13 At midday, O King, while I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.

    14 When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in Hebrew, saying, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

    15 I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord replied, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.'

    16 But rise and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you: to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and of what I will show you.

    17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them,

  • Acts 9:5-18
    14 verses
    88%

    5 He said, "Who are You, Lord?" The Lord replied, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."

    6 Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do."

    7 The men traveling with him stood speechless; they heard the sound but saw no one.

    8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes, he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.

    9 For three days he was without sight, and he neither ate nor drank.

    10 There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." He replied, "Here I am, Lord."

    11 The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas, look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying.

    12 In a vision, he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him so that he might regain his sight."

    13 Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

    14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.

    15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, for this man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before Gentiles, kings, and the sons of Israel.

    16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake."

    17 Ananias went, entered the house, and after placing his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming—has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

    18 At once, something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. He got up and was baptized.

  • Acts 9:1-3
    3 verses
    86%

    1 But Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, approached the high priest.

    2 He requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

    3 As he was traveling and nearing Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

  • Acts 22:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13 He came to me, stood by, and said, 'Brother Saul, regain your sight!' At that moment, I looked up and could see him.

    14 Then he said, 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know His will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear words from His mouth.

  • Acts 9:20-21
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    20 Immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."

    21 All who heard him were amazed and said, "Isn’t this the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And didn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?"

  • Gal 1:13
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    13 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.

  • Acts 13:9
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    9 But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, stared intently at him.

  • Acts 9:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

    27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

  • Gal 1:23
    73%

    23 They only heard the report: 'The one who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.'

  • Acts 22:19
    72%

    19 But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.

  • Acts 22:4
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    4 I persecuted this Way to the point of death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison.

  • John 18:6
    71%

    6 When Jesus said to them, 'I am he,' they stepped back and fell to the ground.

  • Acts 22:17
    71%

    17 After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance.

  • Acts 22:21
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    21 Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.'

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

  • Acts 26:10
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    10 And that is what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests. And when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

  • Luke 18:41
    70%

    41 'What do you want me to do for you?' He said, 'Lord, I want to see.'

  • Acts 8:3
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    3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

  • Acts 8:1
    70%

    1 Saul was in full agreement with his execution. On that day, a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all the believers, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.

  • Acts 16:29
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    29 The jailer asked for lights, rushed in, and trembling with fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas.

  • Acts 13:11
    70%

    11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time. Immediately, a mist and darkness fell upon him, and he went about seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

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