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Acts 26:15

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

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ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iδὲde? Andδέconjunction — “? And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.? Andεἶπαeipato sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he saidΤίςtiswhich?τίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which?”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.εἶeiamεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.amκύριεkurielordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).ἘγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.εἰμιeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusὃνhonwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.whomσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouδιώκειςdiōkeispersecutestδιώκω (diōkō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “persecutest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.persecutest

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

'And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;

World English Bible

“I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He said, ‘ I am Jesus , whom you are persecuting .

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

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

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