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Acts 26:14

14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voicei saying to me in Aramaic,a j Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

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Acts 26:14 — English Standard Version (ESV)

14 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.’

Acts 26:14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Acts 26:14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

14 We all fell down, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is useless for you to fight against my will.

Acts 26:14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.’

Acts 26:14 — New Century Version (NCV)

14 We all fell to the ground. Then I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language, saying, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are only hurting yourself by fighting me.’

Acts 26:14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

Acts 26:14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

14 And, when we were all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against goads.

Acts 26:14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

14 All of us fell to the ground, and I heard a voice asking me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul! Why are you persecuting me? It’s hard for ⸤a mortal like⸥ you to resist God.’ 

Acts 26:14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

Acts 26:14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

14 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 hurts you to kick against the goads.’

Acts 26:14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

14 And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Aramaic language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads!’

Acts 26:14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

14 We all fell to the ground. I heard a voice speak to me in the Aramaic language. ‘Saul! Saul!’ it said. ‘Why are you opposing me? It is hard for you to go against what you know is right.’

Acts 26:14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

14 “And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’


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