God is wise and all-powerful. Who has opposed him and come out unharmed?
Acts 9:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Who are you, Lord? ’ Saul said. ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting,’ he replied. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: Common English Bible Saul asked, “Who are you, Lord?” “I am Jesus, whom you are harassing,” came the reply. Catholic Public Domain Version 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 Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad. |
God is wise and all-powerful. Who has opposed him and come out unharmed?
‘Woe to the one who argues with his Maker – one clay pot among many. Does clay say to the one forming it, “What are you making? ” Or does your work say, “He has no hands”?
‘No, Lord! ’ Peter said. ‘For I have never eaten anything impure and ritually unclean.’
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.”
In fact, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even be found fighting against God.’ They were persuaded by him.
Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? ’
‘But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.’
Then Jeshurun , became fat and rebelled – you became fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
Not that I have already reached the goal or am already perfect, but I make every effort to take hold of it because I also have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus.
even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief,