Acts 9:5
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.In other versions
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he `said', I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
ASV
And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking:
BBE
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], *I* am Jesus, whom *thou* persecutest.
DBY
He said, "Who are you, Lord?" The Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
WEB
And he said, `Who art thou, Lord?' and the Lord said, `I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;'
YLT
And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute: it is hard for you to kick against the pricks.
ENG
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 goads.
WBT
“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
BSB
In context
3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5And 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.
6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Jesus