And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Lord (κυριε). It is open to question if κυριε should not here be translated "Sir" as in 16:30 and in Mt 21:29,30;[Reference John 5…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And he said, Who are you, Lord? The word Lord here, as is frequently the case in the New Testament, means no more than Sir

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Who are you, Lord?—The word “Lord” could not yet have been used in all the fullness of its meaning. As in many cases in t…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven. And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why per…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

As he approached Damascus, Saul saw a light from heaven and heard a voice from heaven. In 9:3 the light is described as simply “a light from heaven…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Who art thou, Lord? We have Paul now somewhat tamed, but he is not yet Christ’s disciple. Pride is corrected in him, and his fury is broug…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he said, who are you, Lord ?
&c.] For he knew not whether it was God, or an angel, or who it was that spoke to h…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Saul was so misinformed that he thought he should do all he could against the name of Christ, believing he was serving God by doing so; he seemed t…

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