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Acts 22:7

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KJV ORIGINAL

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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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.

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So Jesus comes to this Samaritan city called Sychar, right near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph way back in the day.

He hit the ground hard and heard a voice calling out to him: 'Saul, Saul, why are you coming after me like this?'

Come down and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground with no throne, daughter of the Chaldeans, because you will no longer be called gentle and refined.

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