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AndδὲIἐγὼanswered,ἀπεκρίθην‘WhoΤίςare you,εἶLord?’κύριεAndτεhe saidεἶπένtoπρὸςme,ἐμέ‘IἘγώamεἰμιJesusἸησοῦςthe Nazarene,ὁ Ναζωραῖοςwhomὃνyouσὺare persecuting.’διώκεις
Acts 22:8
Study it in the app“And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 22:8, word by word
- answeredἀπεκρίθηνapekrithēn
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithēn” appears- are youεἶei
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ei” appears- Lord?’κύριεkyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrie” appears- he saidεἶπένeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- the NazareneΝαζωραῖοςNazōraios
Nazarene
Nazarene: from Nazareth. That is what people called Jesus and, later, his followers.
Where else “Nazōraios” appears- are persecuting.’διώκειςdiōkeis
persecute
To go after someone to harm them.
Where else “diōkeis” appears
The context
7and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8 · This verse (above)
9And those who were with me saw the light, but they did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.
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?