KJV ORIGINAL
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
I hit the ground hard and heard this voice calling out to me: 'Saul, Saul, why are you coming after me like this?'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes God has to knock us down to get our attention.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Acts, Paul is defending himself before a crowd in Jerusalem after being arrested, recounting key events from his life as a former persecutor of Christians. This verse specifically describes his encounter on the road to Damascus, where he was zealously pursuing followers of Jesus to arrest them. At that moment, a divine intervention from Jesus halted his mission and began his transformation into a leading apostle.
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