Acts 22:7

And I felled down to the earth, and heard a voice from heaven, saying to me, Saul, Saul, what pursuest thou me? It is hard to thee, to kick against the prick, [+or It is hard for thee, to kick against the prick]. (And I fell down to the ground, and heard a voice from heaven, saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee, to kick against the prod.)

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In The King James Version

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

In Context

6And it was done, while I went, and nighed to Damascus (or and approached to Damascus), at midday suddenly from heaven a great plenty of light [or a copious light] shone about me.

8And I answered, Who art thou Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou pursuest, (or I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest).

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Cross References

Genesis 16:8he said to her, From whence comest thou Hagar, the servantess of Sarai (or Sarai’s slave-girl), and whither goest thou? Which answered, I flee from the face of Sarai, my lady.

Genesis 22:11And lo! the angel of the Lord cried from heaven, and said, Abraham! Abraham! Which answered, I am present (or I am here).

1 Samuel 3:10And the Lord came, and stood, and called as he had called the second time, (or and called to him as he had called the other times, saying), Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel said, Speak thou, Lord, for thy servant heareth.

Jeremiah 2:5The Lord saith these things, What of wickedness found your fathers in me, for they went far away from me, and went after vanity, and were made vain? (The Lord saith these things, What wickedness did your forefathers find in me? for they went far away from me, and went after what was empty and futile.)

Matthew 25:45Then he shall answer to them, and say, Truly I say to you (or I tell you the truth), as long as ye did (it) not to one of these least (ones), neither ye did (it) to me [or ye did (it) not to me].

1 Timothy 1:13that first was a blasphemer, and a pursuer, and full of wrongs. But I have gotten the mercy of God, for I unknowing (ly) did in unbelief. (who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and full of wrongs. But I have received God’s mercy, for I unknowingly acted in unbelief, or out of ignorance.)

Matthew Henry on Acts 22:4-22

Paul's First Defence. 3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. 4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to… Read the whole commentary →

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