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Paul’s Testimony to Agrippa

Acts 26:15

In 9 translations

BSB
‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
KJV
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
WEB
“I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
ASV
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
LSV
And I said, Who are You, Lord? And He said, I am Jesus whom you persecute;
YLT
'And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;
DBY
And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
DRC
And I said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord answered: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
GNV
Then I sayd, Who art thou, Lord? And he sayd, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Spelling of εἶπα: Textus Receptus: εἶπον.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include κύριος (“the Lord”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: κύριος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read κύριος; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἐγὼ δὲ εἶπα· Τίς εἶ, κύριε; ὁ δὲ κύριος εἶπεν· Ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς ὃν σὺ διώκεις·
RP2018
Ἐγὼ δὲ εἶπον, Τίς εἶ, κύριε; Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς ὃν σὺ διώκεις.
TR-Boyd
Ἐγὼ δὲ εἶπον, Τίς εἶ, Κύριε; Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν, Ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς ὃν σὺ διώκεις.
SCR1894
εγω δε ειπον τις ει κυριε ο δε ειπεν εγω ειμι ιησους ον συ διωκεις

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👤 Jesus Christ◆ Paul goes before Agrippa

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Cross-references most cited first

  • John 15:20–21Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. But they will treat you like…
  • Matthew 25:45Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’
  • Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
  • Exodus 16:8And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”

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