9Then ^aSaul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest ²and asked ^bletters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

³^cAs he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. ⁴Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, ^dwhy are you persecuting Me?”

⁵And he said, “Who are You, Lord?”

Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. ¹It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

⁶So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?”

Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

⁷And ^ethe men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one. ⁸Then Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened he saw no one. But they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. ⁹And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

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Acts 9:4: And falling to the ground he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

Footnotes

1NU, M omit the rest of v. 5 and begin v. 6 with But arise and go

Cross references

a Acts 7:57; 8:1, 3; 26:10, 11; Gal. 1:13; 1 Tim. 1:13
b Acts 22:5
c Acts 22:6; 26:12, 13; 1 Cor. 15:8
d[Matt. 25:40]
e Dan. 10:7; John 12:29; [Acts 22:9; 26:13]