KJV King James Version
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 26:14
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
WEB World English Bible
When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
ASV American Standard Version
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!
Surrounding context — Acts 26
11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled [them] to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted [them] even unto strange cities.
12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
17 Delivering thee from the people, and [from] the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
πάντωνG3956 · pasallτεG5037 · teand/bothκαταπεσόντωνG2667 · katapiptōto fall downἡμῶνG3165 · memeεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆνG1093 · gēearth: planetἤκουσαG191 · akouōto hearφωνὴνG5456 · phōnēvoice/sound: voiceλέγουσανG3004 · legōto sayπρόςG4314 · prosto/withμεG3165 · memeτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoἙβραΐδιG1446 · HebraisHebrewδιαλέκτῳ·G1258 · dialektoslanguageΣαοὺλG4549 · SaoulSaulΣαούλ,G4549 · SaoulSaulτίG5101 · tiswhich?μεG3165 · memeδιώκεις;G1377 · diōkōto pursueσκληρόνG4642 · sklēroshardσοιG4771 · suyouπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withκέντραG2759 · kentronstingλακτίζειν.G2979 · laktizōto kick
Cross-references
Acts 21:40And 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,Acts 9:7And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.Acts 22:2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)Acts 22:7-9And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?Acts 9:4-5And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?Zechariah 12:2Behold, 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.Zechariah 2:8For 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.1 Corinthians 10:22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?Proverbs 13:15Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.
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