Acts 9:4

World English Bible (2000)

He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"

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  • Zech 2:8 : 8 For thus says Yahweh of Armies: 'For honor he has sent me to the nations which plundered you; for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye.
  • Acts 26:14-15 : 14 When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.' 15 "I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
  • Isa 63:9 : 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.
  • Rom 11:22 : 22 See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.
  • 1 Cor 4:7 : 7 For who makes you different? And what do you have that you didn't receive? But if you did receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?
  • 1 Cor 12:12 : 12 For as the body is one, and has many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.
  • Eph 5:30 : 30 because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.
  • Gen 3:9 : 9 Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, "Where are you?"
  • Gen 16:8 : 8 He said, "Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, where did you come from? Where are you going?" She said, "I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai."
  • Gen 22:11 : 11 The angel of Yahweh called to him out of the sky, and said, "Abraham, Abraham!" He said, "Here I am."
  • Exod 3:4 : 4 When Yahweh saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said, "Moses! Moses!" He said, "Here I am."
  • Num 16:45 : 45 "Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them in a moment!" They fell on their faces.
  • Matt 25:40 : 40 "The King will answer them, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'
  • Matt 25:45-46 : 45 "Then he will answer them, saying, 'Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you didn't do it to one of the least of these, you didn't do it to me.' 46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
  • Luke 10:41 : 41 Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,
  • John 18:6 : 6 When therefore he said to them, "I am he," they went backward, and fell to the ground.
  • John 20:16 : 16 Jesus said to her, "Mary." She turned and said to him, "Rabboni!" which is to say, "Teacher!"
  • John 21:15 : 15 So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs."
  • Acts 5:10 : 10 She fell down immediately at his feet, and died. The young men came in and found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her by 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, whom you persecute.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 22:6-11
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    95%

    6 It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light 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, whom you persecute.'

    9 "Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn't understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

    10 I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.'

    11 When I couldn't see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

  • Acts 26:12-17
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    90%

    12 "Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,

    13 at noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.

    14 When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

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

    16 But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you;

    17 delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

  • Acts 9:5-18
    14 verses
    88%

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

    6 But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

    7 The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one.

    8 Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one. They led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus.

    9 He was without sight for three days, and neither ate nor drank.

    10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!" He said, "Behold, it's me, Lord."

    11 The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

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

    13 But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

    14 Here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name."

    15 But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

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

    17 Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

    18 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.

  • Acts 9:1-3
    3 verses
    86%

    1 But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

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

    3 As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

  • Acts 22:13-14
    2 verses
    77%

    13 came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' In that very hour I looked up at him.

    14 He said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

  • Acts 9:20-21
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    20 Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

    21 All who heard him were amazed, and said, "Isn't this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!"

  • Gal 1:13
    74%

    13 For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it.

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

  • Acts 9:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26 When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to 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, and declared to 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.

  • Gal 1:23
    73%

    23 but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."

  • Acts 22:19
    72%

    19 I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

  • Acts 22:4
    72%

    4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

  • John 18:6
    71%

    6 When therefore he said to them, "I am he," they went backward, and fell to the ground.

  • Acts 22:17
    71%

    17 "It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

  • Acts 22:21
    71%

    21 "He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.'"

  • 1 Cor 15:9
    71%

    9 For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.

  • Acts 26:10
    71%

    10 This I also did in Jerusalem. 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.

  • Luke 18:41
    70%

    41 "What do you want me to do?" He said, "Lord, that I may see again."

  • Acts 8:3
    70%

    3 But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.

  • Acts 8:1
    70%

    1 Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

  • Acts 16:29
    70%

    29 He called for lights and sprang in, and, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,

  • Acts 13:11
    70%

    11 Now, behold, the hand of the Lord is on you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun for a season!" Immediately a mist and darkness fell on him. He went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.