Acts 26:14 recounts the same voice but omits 'of Nazareth', showing a slightly different wording.

Acts 26:15 recounts the same Damascus road event — Jesus' identical self-identification as the one Paul persecutes.

Acts 9:4 is the original account of this same event — where Jesus asks Saul why he persecutes him, establishing the identification with his followers.

Acts 26:9 shows Paul formerly opposed 'the name of Jesus of Nazareth' — the same Jesus he now meets, highlighting his transformation.

Acts 2:22 uses 'Jesus of Nazareth' in Peter's sermon — confirming this title as a public identifier for Jesus, just as he uses it in Acts 22:8.

Exodus 16:8 explicitly states grumbling against Moses is against the Lord — mirrors Jesus saying persecuting Christians is persecuting him.

1 Samuel 8:7 — rejecting Samuel is rejecting God; in Acts, persecuting disciples is persecuting Jesus himself.

Zechariah 2:8 — touching God's people touches the apple of his eye; Acts shows persecuting the church is persecuting Christ.

Matthew 10:40 — receiving disciples is receiving Christ; inverse applies: persecuting them is persecuting him.

Matthew 25:40 — doing good to the least of Christ's brothers is doing it to him; Acts shows the negative side: persecution = persecuting Christ.

Matthew 25:45 — neglecting the least is neglecting Christ; Acts 22:8 applies the same identification to persecution.

1 Corinthians 12:12 describes the church as Christ's body — so persecuting the church is persecuting Christ himself.

1 Corinthians 12:12 describes the church as Christ's body — so persecuting the church is persecuting Christ himself.

1 Corinthians 12:27 teaches believers are the body of Christ — the same identification that makes persecuting Christians equivalent to persecuting Jesus in Acts 22:8.