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;'


In Context

2 did ask from him letters to Damascus, unto the synagogues, that if he may find any being of the way, both men and women, he may bring them bound to Jerusalem.

3 And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,

4 and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, 'Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?'

5 And 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;'

6 trembling also, and astonished, he said, 'Lord, what dost thou wish me to do?' and the Lord said unto him, 'Arise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behoveth thee to do.'

7 And the men who are journeying with him stood speechless, hearing indeed the voice but seeing no one,

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:5Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

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 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.