Acts 9:5

And he said, Who are you, Adoni? And he said, I am Yehoshua/Yeshua upon whom you bring redifah.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 fell on the ground, and heard a kol (voice), saying to him, Sha'ul, Sha'ul, why are you persecuting me? + 9:4 Isa 6:8

6But get up and enter into the city, and it shall be told to you what it is necessary for you to do. + 9:6 Ezek 3:22

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:15But Yeshurun grew fat, and kicked; 1 thou art grown fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; 1 then he forsook G-d which made him, 1 and lightly esteemed the Tzur of his Yeshu'ah (Salvation). 1

Job 9:4G-d is chochom in lev, and mighty in ko'ach; 1 who hath hardened himself to defy Him and remained unhurt? 1

Psalms 2:12Kiss the Bar (Ben, Son), + 2:12 See Hebrew Prov 31:2 ; Ben HaElohim Moshiach; see 2:2,7 , above lest he be angry, 1 and ye perish from the Derech, 1 for his wrath can flare up in a moment. 1 Ashrei are all they that take refuge in him. + 2:12 Moshiach

Acts 5:39But if it is from Hashem, you are not able to overthrow them — in that case you may even be found to be fighting keneged (against, opposing) Hashem. And they were persuaded by Rabban Gamli'el. + 5:39 2C 13:12; Prov 21:30; Isa 46:10

1 Corinthians 10:22Or is it that you would move Hashem to kinah (jealousy)? + 10:22 Dt 32:21 We don't think we are stronger than He, do we? + 10:22 Dt 32:16; 1Kgs 14:22; Ps 78:58; Jer 44:8; Koh 6:10; Isa 45:9

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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