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Andκαὶfallingπεσὼνtoἐπὶthe ground,τὴν γῆνhe heardἤκουσενa voiceφωνὴνsayingλέγουσανto him,αὐτῷ“Saul,ΣαοὺλSaul,Σαούλwhyτίare you persecutingδιώκειςme?”με
Acts 9:4
Study it in the app“And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:4, word by word
- fallingπεσὼνpesōn
fall
To go from above down to the ground.
Where else “pesōn” appears- the groundγῆνgēn
ground
What is underfoot, dry land.
Where else “gēn” appears- he heardἤκουσενēkousen
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousen” appears- a voiceφωνὴνphōnēn
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēn” appears- sayingλέγουσανlegousan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousan” 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
Translation note
Here the Greek uses the Hebrew form of the name, Saoul (Saul).
The context
3And as he was going, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4 · This verse (above)
5And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
To study Acts 9 in a group
1. What it says
What happens to Saul on the road to Damascus, and what does the voice say to him? (vv. 3-6)
2. What it means
Ananias hesitates because of what he has heard about Saul, yet goes to him. What moves him to obey the Lord? (vv. 10-17)
3. How I live it
If someone who once hurt you says they have changed, how can you respond with both care and openness?