Acts 26:14 - Modern English Version

¹⁴ When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Aramaic language, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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)

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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

¹⁴ 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.'

Acts 26:14 Tagairtí Cros

Proverbs 13:15

Good understanding gives favor, but the way of traitors is their destruction.

Zechariah 12:2

I will make Jerusalem a cup of reeling before all the surrounding nations. And when there is a siege against Judah, it is also against Jerusalem.

Zechariah 2:8

For thus says the Lord of Hosts: He has sent Me after glory to the nations which plunder you, for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye.

Acts 21:40

When he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his hand to the people. When there was great silence, he addressed them in the Aramaic language, saying,

Acts 22:2

When they heard that he addressed them in the Aramaic language, they became even more quiet. Then he said,

Acts 26:13

At midday, O King, I saw along the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me.

Acts 26:15

“I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ “He said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

Acts 9:7

The men traveling with him stood speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?