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Acts 26:14-18
New International Version
Acts 26:14-18
New International Version
14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice(A) saying to me in Aramaic,[a](B) ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
15 “Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’
“ ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied. 16 ‘Now get up and stand on your feet.(C) I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.(D) 17 I will rescue you(E) from your own people and from the Gentiles.(F) I am sending you to them 18 to open their eyes(G) and turn them from darkness to light,(H) and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins(I) and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’(J)
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- Acts 26:14 Or Hebrew
Acts 26:14-18
King James Version
Acts 26:14-18
King James Version
14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;
17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
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Acts 26:14-18
New King James Version
Acts 26:14-18
New King James Version
14 And when we all had fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ 15 So I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 16 But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, (A)to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you. 17 I will [a]deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, (B)to whom I [b]now send you, 18 (C)to open their eyes, in order (D)to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, (E)that they may receive forgiveness of sins and (F)an inheritance among those who are (G)sanctified[c] by faith in Me.’
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- Acts 26:17 rescue
- Acts 26:17 NU, M omit now
- Acts 26:18 set apart
Acts 26:14-18
English Standard Version
Acts 26:14-18
English Standard Version
14 And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me (A)in the Hebrew language,[a] ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ 15 And I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. 16 But rise and (B)stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, (C)to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, 17 (D)delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—(E)to whom I (F)am sending you 18 (G)to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from (H)the power of Satan to God, that they may receive (I)forgiveness of sins and (J)a place among those who are sanctified (K)by faith in me.’
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- Acts 26:14 Or the Hebrew dialect (probably Aramaic)
Acts 26:14-18
New American Standard Bible
Acts 26:14-18
New American Standard Bible
14 And when we had (A)all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the [a](B)Hebrew dialect, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? [b]It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ 15 And I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And the Lord said, ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. 16 But get up and (C)stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to (D)appoint you as a (E)servant and (F)a witness not only to the things in which you have seen Me, but also to the things in which I will appear to you, 17 (G)rescuing you (H)from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you, 18 to (I)open their eyes so that they may turn from (J)darkness to light, and from the [c]power of (K)Satan to God, that they may receive (L)forgiveness of sins and an (M)inheritance among those who have been sanctified by (N)faith in Me.’
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- Acts 26:14 I.e., Jewish Aramaic
- Acts 26:14 An idiom referring to an animal’s futile resistance to being prodded with a spiked stick
- Acts 26:18 Or dominion
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