Acts 9:5

And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking:

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In The King James Version

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 Context

4And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

6But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun became fat and would not be controlled: you have become fat, you are thick and full of food: then he was untrue to the God who made him, giving no honour to the Rock of his salvation.

Job 9:4He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

Psalms 2:12For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.

Acts 5:39But if it is of God, you will not be able to overcome them, and you are in danger of fighting against God.

1 Corinthians 10:22Or may we be the cause of envy to the Lord? are we stronger than he?

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:2-10

Saul's Conversion. 1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. 3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5… Read the whole commentary →

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