We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in Aramaic, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
After he had given permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned with his hand to the people. When there was a great hush, he addressed them in Aramaic: ,
For the Lord of Armies says this: ‘In pursuit of his glory, he sent me against the nations plundering you, for whoever touches you touches the pupil of my eye.