Acts 26:15

Easy-to-Read Version

"I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' "The Lord said, ‘I am Jesus. I am the one you are persecuting.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’

King James Version (1611)
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And hee said, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

King James Version
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

English Standard Version
And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

New American Standard Bible
"And I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

New Century Version
I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' The Lord said, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting.

Amplified Bible
"And I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

Legacy Standard Bible
And I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?' And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

Berean Standard Bible
'Who are You, Lord?' I asked. 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied.

Contemporary English Version
"Who are you?" I asked. Then the Lord answered, "I am Jesus! I am the one you are so cruel to.

Complete Jewish Bible
I said, ‘Who are you, sir?' and the Lord answered, ‘I am Yeshua, and you are persecuting me!

Darby Translation
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, *I* am Jesus whom *thou* persecutest:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then I sayd, Who art thou, Lord? And he sayd, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

George Lamsa Translation
And I said, My LORD, who are you? And our LORD said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you persecute.

Good News Translation
‘Who are you, Lord?' I asked. And the Lord answered, ‘I am Jesus, whom you persecute.

Lexham English Bible
So I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

Literal Translation
And I said, Who are you, Sir? And He said, I am Jesus whom you persecute;

American Standard Version
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

Bible in Basic English
And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.

Hebrew Names Version
"I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He said, 'I am Yeshua, whom you persecute.

International Standard Version
I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?'Sir">[fn] The Lord answered, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

Etheridge Translation
And I said, Who art thou, my Lord ? And he said, I am Jeshu Natsroya, whom thou persecutest.

Murdock Translation
And I said: My Lord, who art thou? And our Lord said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I sayde: Who art thou Lorde? And he sayde: I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

English Revised Version
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

World English Bible
I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you persecute.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And I said, Who art thou, Lord?

Weymouth's New Testament
"`Who art Thou, Lord?' I asked. "`I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,' the Lord replied.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y seide, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord seide, Y am Jhesus, whom thou pursuest.

Update Bible Version
And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

New English Translation
So I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

New King James Version
So I said, "Who are You, Lord?' And He said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

New Living Translation
"‘Who are you, lord?' I asked. "And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting.

New Life Bible
I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?' And He said, ‘I am Jesus, the One you are working against.

New Revised Standard
I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?' The Lord answered, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, I, said - Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said - I, am Jesus, whom, thou, art persecuting!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And I said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord answered: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

Revised Standard Version
And I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And I sayde: Who arte thou lorde? And he sayde I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

Young's Literal Translation
`And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But I sayde: LORDE, who art thou? He sayde: I am Iesus, whom thou persecutest.

Mace New Testament (1729)
I answer'd, who art thou, Lord? he said, "I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.

THE MESSAGE
"I said, ‘Who are you, Master?' "The voice answered, ‘I am Jesus, the One you're hunting down like an animal. But now, up on your feet—I have a job for you. I've handpicked you to be a servant and witness to what's happened today, and to what I am going to show you.

Simplified Cowboy Version
"'Who are you?' I asked."And the voice replied, 'It's me. Jesus. The one you are out to get.

Contextual Overview

¹² "One time the leading priests gave me permission and the authority to go to the city of Damascus. ¹³ On the way there, at noon, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun. It shined all around me and those traveling with me. ¹⁴ We all fell to the ground. Then I heard a voice talking to me in Aramaic. The voice said, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are only hurting yourself by fighting me.' ¹⁵ "I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' "The Lord said, ‘I am Jesus. I am the one you are persecuting. ¹⁶ Stand up! I have chosen you to be my servant. You will tell people about me—what you have seen today and what I will show you. This is why I have come to you. ¹⁷ I will keep you safe from your own people and from the non-Jewish people, the ones I am sending you to. ¹⁸ You will make them able to understand the truth. They will turn away from darkness to the light. They will turn away from the power of Satan, and they will turn to God. Then their sins can be forgiven, and they can be given a place among God's people—those who have been made holy by believing in me.'" ¹⁹ Paul continued speaking: "King Agrippa, after I had this vision from heaven, I obeyed it. ²⁰ I began telling people to change their hearts and lives and turn back to God. And I told them to do what would show that they had really changed. I went first to people in Damascus. Then I went to Jerusalem and to every part of Judea and told the people there. I also went to the non-Jewish people. ²¹ "This is why the Jews grabbed me and were trying to kill me at the Temple.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I am: Exodus 16:8, Matthew 25:40, Matthew 25:45, John 15:20, John 15:21

Reciprocal: Luke 10:2 - the Lord Acts 9:4 - why Acts 9:17 - the Lord Acts 22:8 - whom Ephesians 3:3 - by

Cross-References

Genesis 21:25
Then Abraham complained to Abimelech because Abimelech's servants had captured a well of water.

Genesis 21:30
Abraham answered, "When you accept these lambs from me, it will be proof that I dug this well."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And I said, who art thou, Lord? and he said,.... Or "the Lord said", as the Alexandrian copy, the Vulgate Latin, and Syriac versions read,

I am Jesus whom thou persecutest; the Syriac and Ethiopic versions read, "Jesus of Nazareth"; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage explained in the notes on Acts 9:5, etc.