THEOSISActs 9:5Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.
ειπεν δε τις ει κυριε ο δε κυριος ειπεν εγω ειμι ιησους ον συ διωκεις
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Tim 1:13Who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and contumelious. But I obtained the mercy of God, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
- 1 Sam 3:4And the Lord called Samuel. And he answered: Here am I.
- 1 Sam 3:10And the Lord came, and stood, and he called, as he had called the other times, Samuel, Samuel. And Samuel said: Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.
- Job 9:4He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath resisted him, and hath had peace?
- Job 40:9Then I will confess that thy right hand is able to save thee.
- Job 40:10Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
- Acts 26:9And I indeed did formerly think that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- Isa 45:9Woe to him that gainsayeth his maker, a sherd of the earthen pots: shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it: What art thou making, and thy work is without hands?
The original text
Greek text, 13 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- Εἶπενeipento sayG2036 · ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον
- δέdebutG1161 · δέ
- ΤίςtiswhoG5101 · τίς
- εἶeiI amG1510 · εἰμί
- ΚύριεkyrielordG2962 · κύριος
- ὉhotheG3588 · ὁ
- δέdebutG1161 · δέ
- ἘγώegōIG1473 · ἐγώ
- εἰμιeimiI amG1510 · εἰμί
- ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusG2424 · Ἰησοῦς
- ὃνhonwhoG3739 · ὅς, ἥ
- σὺsyyouG4771 · σύ
- διώκειςdiōkeisI pursueG1377 · διώκω