Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.
Acts 26:14 - Y'all Version Bible We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 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]. American Standard Version (1901) And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad. Common English Bible We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice that said to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you harassing me? It’s hard for you to kick against a spear.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And when we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language: 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goad.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when we were all fallen down on the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goad. |
Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard.
“See, I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling to all the surrounding peoples, and it will also be on Judah in the siege against Jerusalem.
For YHWH Almighty says: ‘For honor ʜᴇ has sent me against the nations that plundered y’all; for whoever touches y’all touches the apple of ʜɪꜱ eye.
When he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Aramaic:
When they heard that he spoke to them in Aramaic, they became even quieter. Then he said,
about noon along the road, I saw, O King, a light in the sky that was brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.
“I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “He replied, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting.
The men traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but not seeing anyone.