Study it in the app“And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’”
Andτεwhen weἡμῶνhad allπάντωνfallenκαταπεσόντωνtoεἰςthe ground,τὴν γῆνI heardἤκουσαa voiceφωνὴνsayingλέγουσανtoπρόςmeμεin the Hebrewτῇ Ἑβραΐδιlanguage,διαλέκτῳ‘Saul,ΣαοὺλSaul,Σαούλwhyτίare you persecutingδιώκειςme?μεIt is hardσκληρόνfor youσοιto kickλακτίζεινagainstπρὸςthe goads.’κέντρα
fall down
Fall down.
Where else “katapesontōn” appearsground
What is underfoot, dry land.
Where else “gēn” appearshear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “ēkousa” appearsvoice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēn” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legousan” appearsHebrew language
The Hebrew language; in the New Testament it may also mean Aramaic, the language spoken by the Jews of the land.
Where else “Hebraidi” appearslanguage
Language, the speech of a people; also manner of speaking.
Where else “dialektōi” appearsSaul
Saul, the Hebrew form of the name: the first king of Israel, and Saul who was later called Paul.
Where else “Saoul” appearspersecute
To go after someone to harm them.
Where else “diōkeis” appearshard
Hard, harsh.
Where else “sklēron” appearskick
Kick.
Where else “laktizein” appearsgoad
A pointed stick for driving oxen.
Where else “kentra” appearsA well-known proverb in Greek: resisting is useless and hurts, like the ox that kicks against the pointed stick it is driven with.
13at midday, on the road, I saw, King, a light from heaven, beyond the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.
14 · This verse (above)
15And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
1. What it says
What does Paul tell King Agrippa about his earlier life and what Jesus said to him? (vv. 4-18)
2. What it means
Paul says he only repeats what the prophets and Moses said would happen (vv. 22-23). How does he connect his story with Israel's hope?
3. How I live it
Paul wishes the best for those who judge him (v. 29). How can you treat kindly someone who does not think as you do?
