"And when we had allfallento the ground,I hearda voicesayingto me in the Hebrewdialect,'Saul,Saul,whyare you persecutingMe? It is hardfor you to kickagainstthe goads.'
Goodunderstandingproducesfavor,But the wayof the treacherousis hard.
"Behold,I am going to makeJerusalema cupthat causes reelingto allthe peoplesaround;and when the siegeis againstJerusalem,it will alsobe againstJudah.
For thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"AftergloryHe has sentme againstthe nationswhich plunderyou, for he who touchesyou, touchesthe appleof His eye.
When he had given him permission,Paul,standingon the stairs,motionedto the peoplewith his hand;and when there was a greathush,he spoketo them in the Hebrewdialect,saying,
And when they heardthat he was addressingthem in the Hebrewdialect,they becameeven morequiet;and he said,
at midday,O King,I sawon the waya lightfrom heaven,brighterthanthe sun,shining all aroundme and thosewho were journeyingwith me.
"And I said,'Whoare You, Lord?'And the Lordsaid,'I amJesuswhomyou are persecuting.
The menwho traveledwith him stoodspeechless,hearingthe voicebut seeingno one.
Ordo we provokethe Lordto jealousy?We are not strongerthan He, are we?
