Acts 26:14

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice in the Hebrew tongue saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you continue to persecute Me [to harass and trouble and molest Me]? It is dangerous and turns out badly for you to keep kicking against the goads [to keep offering vain and perilous resistance].

Cross References

Proverbs 13:15

Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the transgressor is hard [like the barren, dry soil or the impassable swamp].

Zechariah 12:2

Behold, I am about to make Jerusalem a cup or bowl of reeling to all the peoples round about, and in the siege against Jerusalem will there also be a siege against and upon Judah.

Zechariah 2:8

For thus said the Lord of hosts, after [His] glory had sent me [His messenger] to the nations who plundered you–for he who touches you touches the apple or pupil of His eye:

Acts 21:40

And when the man had granted him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, gestured with his hand to the people; and there was a great hush. Then he spoke to them in the Hebrew dialect, saying:

Acts 22:2

And when they heard that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they were all the more quiet. And he continued,

Acts 26:13

When on the road at midday, O king, I saw a light from heaven surpassing the brightness of the sun, flashing about me and those who were traveling with me.

Acts 26:15

And I said, Who are You, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, Whom you are persecuting.

Acts 9:7

The men who were accompanying him were unable to speak [for terror], hearing the voice but seeing no one.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Shall we thus provoke the Lord to jealousy and anger and indignation? Are we stronger than He [that we should defy Him]? [Deut. 32:21; Eccl. 6:10; Isa. 45:9.]