Acts 9:5

And he sayd, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord sayd, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kicke against pricks.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 hee fell to the earth, and heard a voyce, saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

6He then both trembling and astonied, sayd, Lord, what wilt thou that I doe? And the Lord sayd vnto him, Arise and goe into the citie, and it shall be tolde thee what thou shalt doe.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:15But he that should haue bene vpright, when he waxed fat, spurned with his heele: thou art fat, thou art grosse, thou art laden with fatnes: therefore he forsooke God that made him, and regarded not the strong God of his saluation.

Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath bene fierce against him and hath prospered?

Psalms 2:12Kisse the sonne, least he be angry, and ye perish in the way, when his wrath shall suddenly burne. blessed are all that trust in him.

Acts 5:39But if it be of God, ye can not destroy it, lest ye be found euen fighters against God.

1 Corinthians 10:22Doe we prouoke the Lord to anger? are we stronger then 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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