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andτεI fellἔπεσάtoεἰςthe groundτὸ ἔδαφοςandκαὶheardἤκουσαa voiceφωνῆςsayingλεγούσηςto me,μοι‘Saul,ΣαοὺλSaul,Σαούλwhyτίare you persecutingδιώκειςme?’με
Acts 22:7
Study it in the app“and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 22:7, word by word
- I fellἔπεσάepesa
fall
To go from above down to the ground.
Where else “epesa” appears- the groundἔδαφοςedaphos
ground
Ground, the earth underfoot.
Where else “edaphos” appears- heardἤκουσαēkousa
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousa” appears- a voiceφωνῆςphōnēs
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēs” appears- sayingλεγούσηςlegousēs
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousēs” appears- ‘SaulΣαοὺλSaoul
Saul
Saul, the Hebrew form of the name: the first king of Israel, and Saul who was later called Paul.
Where else “Saoul” appears- are you persecutingδιώκειςdiōkeis
persecute
To go after someone to harm them.
Where else “diōkeis” appears
The context
6And it happened, as I was traveling and drawing near to Damascus, about noon, that suddenly a great light from heaven flashed around me;
7 · This verse (above)
8And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’
To study Acts 22 in a group
1. What it says
Paul tells his story to the crowd: what was he like before, what happened on the road, and what did Ananias say? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Why does Paul begin by saying that he too persecuted the disciples and was zealous for God? (vv. 3-5)
3. How I live it
Telling your own story simply can draw others near. What part of your life could you share with someone without pressuring them?