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I answered, `Who are you, Lord?` He said to me, `I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.`

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The Risen Nazarene

Commentators highlight the profound identity of the speaker. By calling himself 'Jesus of Nazareth,' he grounds the encounter in historical reality. However, this is also the risen and ascended Lord. Paul's transformation came from the stunning realization that the man from Nazareth, whom he considered a dead fraud, was in fact the living, heavenly Christ.

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AT Robertson

AT Robertson

On Acts 22:8

Of Nazareth (ο Ναζωραιος). The Nazarene, not in 9:5; 26:15 and here because Jesus is mentioned now for the first time in the addre…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

On Acts 22:3–9

19th Century

Preacher

Paul's companions could not help sensing that extraordinary light, and though they did not understand what it was, they were alarmed by it. They al…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

On Acts 22:8

This description of Christ’s encounter with Paul on the road to Damascus, except for stylistic differences, closely parallels the one in 9:3–6 (cf.…

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John Gill

John Gill

On Acts 22:8

17th Century

Pastor

And I answered, who are you, Lord ?
&c.] (See Gill on Acts 9:5).

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Acts 22:1–11

17th Century

Minister

The apostle addressed the enraged multitude in the customary style of respect and goodwill. Paul relates the history of his early life very particu…