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Acts 9:5

Saul replied, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus whom you are persecuting;

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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 fell upon the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”

6but rise, enter into the city, and it will be told you what you must do.”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— 1 you grew fat, you were too fat, and you had eaten your fill— 1 he abandoned the God who made him, 1 and he rejected the Rock of his salvation. 1

Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength; 1 who has ever hardened himself against him and succeeded?— 1

Psalms 2:12Kiss the son or he will be angry with you, 2 and you will die in the way when his anger burns for just a moment. 1 How blessed are all those who seek refuge in him.

Acts 5:39But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; you may even find that you are fighting against God.” So they were persuaded.

1 Corinthians 10:22Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he is?

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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