Acts 9:5

And he said—Who art thou, Lord? And, he, [said] —I, am Jesus, whom, thou, art persecuting!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, falling unto the earth, he heard a voice saying unto him—Saul! Saul! why, me, art thou persecuting?

6But rise up, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:15Then Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou wast fat, Thou wast thick, Thou wast gorged, So he forsook the GOD who made him, And treated as foolish his Rock of salvation.

Job 9:4Wise in heart, and alert in vigour, What man hath hardened himself against him, and prospered!

Psalms 2:12Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish by the way, for soon might be kindled his anger,—How happy are all who seek refuge in him!

Acts 5:39But, if it is, of God, ye will not be able to overthrow them: lest once, even fighters against God, ye be found.

1 Corinthians 10:22Or are we to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we mightier 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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