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Acts 26:14

Paul
Jesus Christ

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.

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;

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BSB
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.’
KJV
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.
WEB
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
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.
DARBY
And, when we were all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against goads.
BLB
And all of us having fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? [It is] hard for you to kick against the goads.’
ÅB
og da vi alle falt til jorden, hørte jeg en røst si til meg på det hebraiske mål: Saul! Saul! hvorfor forfølger du meg? det blir hårdt for deg å stampe mot brodden.
OTB
Vi falt alle til jorden, og jeg hørte en stemme som talte til meg på hebraisk: ‘Saul, Saul, hvorfor forfølger du meg? Det er hardt for deg å stå imot broddene.’
B1930
og da vi alle falt til jorden, hørte jeg en røst si til mig på det hebraiske mål: Saul! Saul! hvorfor forfølger du mig? det blir hårdt for dig å stampe mot brodden.

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Cross references

  • Acts 21:40

    And 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,

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  • Acts 22:2

    (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

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  • Acts 9:7

    And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

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  • Acts 22:7–9

    And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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  • Zechariah 2:8

    For 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.

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:22

    Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

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  • Zechariah 12:2

    Behold, 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.

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  • Acts 9:4–5

    And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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