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Acts 26:15

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Acts 26:15 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
Acts 26:15 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
12Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,
13at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me.
14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.
15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
16But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;
17delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,
18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And I said, who art thou, Lord? and he said, etc.] 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”; (see Gill on “<440905>Acts 9:5”).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this passage explained in the notes on Acts 9:5, etc. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“I am: Exo 16:8; Mat 25:40, Mat 25:45; Joh 15:20, Joh 15:21 Acts 26:16”
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