King James Version
Acts 26:15 in the King James Version says “And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.”
Acts 26:15 · KJV
At midday , O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“Jesus”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
“persecutest”
G1377compare the base of g1169 and g1249); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
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