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Andδέhe said,εἶπεν“WhoΤίςare you,εἶLord?”κύριεAndδέhe said,ὁ“IἘγώamεἰμιJesus,Ἰησοῦςwhomὃνyouσὺare persecuting.διώκεις
Acts 9:5
Study it in the app“And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:5, word by word
- he saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- are youεἶei
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ei” appears- Lordκύριεkyrie
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrie” 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- are persecutingδιώκειςdiōkeis
persecute
To go after someone to harm them.
Where else “diōkeis” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “the Lord said.”
The context
4And falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
5 · This verse (above)
6But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
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?