5Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.


In Context

2 And asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues: that if he found any men and wemen of this way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

3 And as he went on his journey, it came to pass that he drew nigh to Damascus; and suddenly a light from heaven shined round about him.

4 And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

5 Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

6 And he trembling and astonished, said: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?

7 And the Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the city, and there it shall be told thee what thou must do. Now the men who went in company with him, stood amazed, hearing indeed a voice, but seeing no man.

Acts 9:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:5And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:5"Who are you, Lord?" Saul asked.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:5He said, |Who are you, Lord?| The Lord said, |I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he'said , I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:5And 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 goads.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:5And he said, 'Who art thou, Lord?' and the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:5And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute: it is hard for you to kick against the pricks.