Acts 26:15
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
Acts 26:15 in other translations
| BSB | ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied. |
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| WEB | “I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. |
| ASV | And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. |
| YLT | ‘And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; |
| DARBY | And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: |
| BBE | And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking. |
| Webster | And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. |
What does Acts 26:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 26:9-15
9-15. (See on Ac 9:1, &c.; and compare Ac 22:4, &c.)
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 26:12-23
Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of Christ both to him and in him; when in the full career of his sin. He was made a minister by Divine authority: the same Jesus who appeared to him in that glorious light, ordered him to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. A world that sits in darkness must be enlightened; those must be brought to know the things that belong to their everlasting peace, who…
Acts 26:15 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 26:15
- John 15:20-21
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also. But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.
- Matthew 25:45
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
- Matthew 25:40
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
- Exodus 16:8
And Moses said, This shall be, when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.
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Context
- Acts 26:14
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
- Acts 26:15
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
- Acts 26:16
But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
Acts 26:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Yo entonces dije: ¿Quién eres, Señor? Y el Señor dijo: Yo soy Jesús, á quien tú persigues. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et moi je dis: Qui es-tu, Seigneur? Et le Seigneur dit: Je suis Jésus que tu persécutes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich aber sprach: Wer bist du, Herr? Der Herr aber sprach: Ich bin Jesus, den du verfolgst; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ego autem dixi: Quis es, domine? Dominus autem dixit: Ego sum Jesus, quem tu persequeris. |