And he said,"Whoare You, Lord?"And He [said], "I amJesuswhomyou are persecuting,
"Wisein heartand mightyin strength,Whohas defiedHim withoutharm?
Dohomageto the Son,that He not becomeangry,and you perish[in] the way,For His wrathmay soonbe kindled.How blessedare allwho takerefugein Him!
"Woeto [the one] who quarrelswith his Maker--An earthenwarevesselamongthe vesselsof earth!Will the claysayto the potter,'Whatare you doing?'Or the thingyou are making[say], 'He hasnohands'?
But Petersaid,"By no means,Lord,for I have nevereatenanythingunholyand unclean."
"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.'
"So then,I thoughtto myselfthat I hadto domany thingshostileto the nameof Jesusof Nazareth.
but ifit is of God,you will not be ableto overthrowthem; or elseyou may evenbe foundfighting against God."
and he fellto the groundand hearda voicesayingto him, "Saul,Saul,whyare you persecutingMe?"
but getup and enterthe city,and it will be toldyou whatyou mustdo."
Ordo we provokethe Lordto jealousy?We are not strongerthan He, are we?
"But Jeshurungrewfatand kicked--You are grownfat,thick,and sleek--Then he forsookGodwho madehim, And scornedthe Rockof his salvation.
Not that I have alreadyobtained[it] orhave alreadybecome perfect,but I presson sothat I may layholdof that for whichalsoI was laid holdof by ChristJesus.
even though I was formerlya blasphemerand a persecutorand a violent aggressor.YetI was shown mercybecauseI actedignorantlyin unbelief;