ESV Reformation Study Bible – Acts 9:4
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Acts 9:4

9:4 Saul, Saul. The repetition signifies intimate personal address (cf. Gen. 22:11; 46:2; Ex. 3:4; 1 Sam. 3:10; Luke 10:41; 22:31).

persecuting me. To persecute Jesus’ disciples was to persecute Jesus (Matt. 5:10–12; John 15:19, 20).