Acts 9:5 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁵ And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ And Saul said, Who are You, Lord? And He said, I am Jesus, Whom you are persecuting. It is dangerous and it will turn out badly for you to keep kicking against the goad [to offer vain and perilous resistance].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:

Common English Bible

⁵ Saul asked, “Who are you, Lord?” “I am Jesus, whom you are harassing,” came the reply.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he: "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goad."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

Acts 9:5 Cross References

Job 9:4

He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength —who has hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—

Psalm 2:12

kiss his feet, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way; for his wrath is quickly kindled. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

Isaiah 45:9

“Woe to him who strives with his Maker, an earthen vessel with the potter! Does the clay say to him who fashions it, ‘What are you making?’ or ‘Your work has no handles’?

Acts 10:14

But Peter said, “No, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is common or unclean.”

Acts 26:14

And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It hurts you to kick against the goads.’

Acts 26:9

“I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Acts 5:39

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You might even be found opposing God!”

Acts 9:4

And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

Acts 9:6

but rise and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”

1 Corinthians 10:22

Shall we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?

Deuteronomy 32:15

“But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked; you waxed fat, you grew thick, you became sleek; then he forsook God who made him, and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.

Philippians 3:12

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.

1 Timothy 1:13

though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted him; but I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,