^{7 Ref} I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

^{8 Ref} I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.'

^{9 Ref} "Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn't understand the voice of him who spoke to me.