Acts 26:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And I said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you persecute.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐγὼ δὲ εἶπον, Τίς εἶ, Κύριε; Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς ὃν σὺ διώκεις.

Transliteration

I de eipon, Who ei, Kyrie? Ho de eipen, I eimi Iēsous whom you diōkeis.

Grammar Details

• *de*: conjunction - and/but
• *eipon*: aorist active, 1st singular - I said
• *ei*: present active, 2nd singular - you are
• *Kyrie*: vocative, masculine, singular - Lord
• *Ho*: nominative, masculine, singular - the one/he
• *eipen*: aorist active, 3rd singular - he said
• *eimi*: present active, 1st singular - I am
• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *diōkeis*: present active, 2nd singular - you persecute

Word Meanings

• *de*: and/but/then
• *eipon*: I said/I spoke
• *ei*: you are/you exist
• *Kyrie*: Lord/Sir/Master
• *eipen*: he said/he spoke
• *eimi*: I am/I exist
• *diōkeis*: you persecute/you pursue

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And I sayde: Who arte thou LORde? And he sayde I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But I sayde: LORDE, who art thou? He sayde: I am Iesus, whom thou persecutest.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then I sayd, Who art thou, Lord? And he sayd, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I sayde: Who art thou Lorde? And he sayde: I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, ‹I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So I said,‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord replied,‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 16:8 : 8 And Moses said, This shall be when the LORD gives you meat to eat in the evening and bread to the full in the morning; for the LORD hears your complaints which you make against him: and what are we? Your complaints are not against us, but against the LORD.
• Matt 25:40 : 40 And the King will answer and say to them, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.
• Matt 25:45 : 45 Then he will answer them, saying, Truly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.
• John 15:20-21 : 20 Remember the word I said to you, 'The servant is not greater than his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also. 21 But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake, because they do not know Him who sent me.