Verse 4

And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Og han falt til jorden, og hørte en stemme som sa til ham: Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg?

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Og han falt til jorden og hørte en stemme si til ham: "Saul, Saul, hvorfor jager du meg?"

• Norsk King James

  Og han falt til jorden, og hørte en stemme som sa til ham: Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Han falt til jorden og hørte en stemme si: Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg?

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Han falt til jorden, og hørte en røst som sa til ham: Saulus, Saulus, hvorfor forfølger du meg?

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Han falt til jorden og hørte en røst si til ham: «Saulus, Saulus, hvorfor forfølger du meg?»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Han falt til jorden og hørte en stemme som sa til ham: Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Han falt om på bakken og hørte en stemme som sa til ham: «Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg?»

• gpt4.5-preview

  Han falt til jorden og hørte en røst som sa til ham: «Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg?»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Han falt til jorden og hørte en røst som sa til ham: «Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg?»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Han falt til jorden og hørte en stemme som sa: "Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg?"

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Acts.9.4", "source": "Καὶ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἤκουσεν φωνὴν λέγουσαν αὐτῷ, Σαούλ, Σαούλ, τί με διώκεις;", "text": "And *pesōn* upon the *gēn*, he *ēkousen phōnēn legousan* to him, *Saoul*, *Saoul*, why me *diōkeis*?", "grammar": { "*pesōn*": "aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having fallen", "*gēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - earth/ground/land", "*ēkousen*": "aorist, active, 3rd singular - he heard", "*phōnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - voice/sound", "*legousan*": "present participle, active, accusative, feminine, singular - saying/speaking", "*Saoul*": "vocative, masculine - Saul (Hebrew form of name)", "*diōkeis*": "present, active, 2nd singular - you are persecuting" }, "variants": { "*pesōn*": "having fallen/having dropped/having collapsed", "*gēn*": "earth/ground/land/soil", "*phōnēn*": "voice/sound/utterance", "*legousan*": "saying/speaking/declaring", "*diōkeis*": "persecute/pursue/chase after" } }

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Han falt til jorden og hørte en stemme som sa: 'Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg?'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og han faldt til Jorden og hørte en Røst, som sagde til ham: Saul! Saul! hvi forfølger du mig?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Han falt til jorden og hørte en stemme si: "Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg?"

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Han falt til jorden og hørte en stemme som sa til ham: "Saulus, Saulus, hvorfor forfølger du meg?"

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Han falt til jorden og hørte en stemme som sa: 'Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg?'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Han falt til jorden og hørte en stemme som sa til ham: «Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg?»

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og han falt til jorden, og en stemme sa til ham: Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg så grusomt?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he fell to ye erth and hearde a voyce sayinge to him: Saul Saul why persecutest thou me?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and he fell to the earth, and herde a voyce, which sayde vnto him: Saul Saul why persecutest thou me?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And hee fell to the earth, and heard a voyce, saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he fell to the earth, and hearde a voyce saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, ‹Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, `Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

Referenced Verses

• Zech 2:8 : 8 For thus says the LORD of hosts: After the glory has He sent me to the nations which plundered you: for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye.
• Acts 26:14-15 : 14 And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? it is hard for you to kick against the pricks. 15 And I said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you persecute.
• 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 Therefore consider the goodness and severity of God: on 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 from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now 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 that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ.
• Eph 5:30 : 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.
• Gen 3:9 : 9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?
• Gen 16:8 : 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, where have you come from, and where will you go? And she said, I am fleeing from the presence of my mistress Sarai.
• Gen 22:11 : 11 And the angel of the LORD called to him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here I am.
• Exod 3:4 : 4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here I am.
• Num 16:45 : 45 Get up from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.
• 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 25:45-46 : 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. 46 And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
• Luke 10:41 : 41 And Jesus answered and said to her, Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things:
• John 18:6 : 6 As soon as he said to them, I am he, they drew back and fell to the ground.
• John 20:16 : 16 Jesus said to her, Mary. She turned and said to him, Rabboni; which means, Teacher.
• John 21:15 : 15 When they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, do you love me more than these? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you know that I love you. He said to him, Feed my lambs.
• Acts 5:10 : 10 Then she fell down immediately at his feet and breathed her last, and the young men came in and found her dead, and carrying her out, buried her by her husband.
• Acts 22:7-8 : 7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? 8 And I answered, Who are you, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.