<p>22:7 <i>And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?</i>- Paul's description of himself on the Damascus road falling down and seeing a Heavenly vision, surrounded by men who did not understand, is framed in exactly the language of Gethsemane (Acts 22:7 = Mt. 26:39); as if right at his conversion, Paul was brought to realize the spirit of Gethsemane. His connection with the Gethsemane spirit continued. He describes himself as &quot;sorrowful&quot; (2 Cor. 6:10), just as Christ was then (Mt. 26:37). His description of how he prayed the same words three times without receiving an answer (2 Cor. 12:8) is clearly linked to Christ's experience in the garden (Mt. 26:44); and note that in that context he speaks of being &ldquo;buffeted&rdquo; by Satan&rsquo;s servants, using the very word used of the Lord being &ldquo;buffeted&rdquo; straight after Gethsemane (2 Cor. 12:7 = Mt. 26:67).</p>