Acts
Acts 9:3–5
3As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.a
Footnotes
- a 9:5 TR includes “It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Acts 9:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| drew near | ἐγγίζειν | engizein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1448 I come near, approach |
| to Damascus | Δαμασκῷ | Damaskō | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1154 Damascus |
| on | Ἐν | En | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| his journey | πορεύεσθαι | poreuesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| suddenly | ἐξαίφνης | exaiphnēs | Adverb | G1810 suddenly, unexpectedly |
| a light | φῶς | phōs | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5457 light, a source of light |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| heaven | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| flashed around | περιήστραψεν | periēstrapsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4015 I flash around like lightning |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Acts 9:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He fell | πεσὼν | pesōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4098 I fall, fall under |
| to | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| ground | γῆν | gēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| heard | ἤκουσεν | ēkousen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| a voice | φωνὴν | phōnēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| say | λέγουσαν | legousan | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| to him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Saul | Σαοὺλ | Saoul | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G4549 Saul |
| Saul | Σαούλ | Saoul | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G4549 Saul |
| why | τί | ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| do you persecute | διώκεις | diōkeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1377 I pursue, persecute |
| Me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Acts 9:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | Τίς | Tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| are You | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| Lord | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| asked | Εἶπεν | Eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| I | Ἐγώ | Egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| whom | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you | σὺ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| are persecuting | διώκεις | diōkeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1377 I pursue, persecute |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 9:3 Acts 26:12–13 · 1 Corinthians 15:8 · Acts 22:6 · Revelation 21:23 · 1 Timothy 6:16 · Psalm 104:2 · Revelation 22:5
Acts 9:4 Zechariah 2:8 · 1 Corinthians 12:12 · Romans 11:22 · Genesis 22:11 · Isaiah 63:9 · Acts 26:14–15 · John 21:15 · Matthew 25:40 · Genesis 16:8 · Genesis 3:9 · Acts 22:7–8 · Ephesians 5:30
Acts 9:5 1 Timothy 1:13 · 1 Samuel 3:4–10 · Acts 26:9 · Isaiah 45:9 · Job 9:4 · Job 40:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.