And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto {them} in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah {and} against Jerusalem. {trembling: or, slumber, or, poison} {when...: or, and also against Judah shall he be which shall be in siege against Jerusalem}

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors {is} hard.

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto {them} in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

And when the disciples heard {it}, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

And there arose a great cry: and the scribes {that were} of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called {to be} an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here {am} I.

This title then read many of the Jews: for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was written in Hebrew, {and} Greek, {and} Latin.

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.