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Acts 9:5 KJV
Acts · chapter 9 · verse 5
And 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.Acts 9:5 · King James Version
Acts 9:5 in context
3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
4And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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.
6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
7And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- persecutestdiōkōto make to run or flee, put to flight, drive away, to run swiftly in order to catch a…G1377 →
- againstprosto the advantage of, at, near, by, to, towards, with, with regard toG4314 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- saideiponto speak, sayG2036 →
- Lordkyrioshe to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding master, lord…G2962 →
- hardsklēroshard, harsh, rough, stiff, of men metaph. harsh, stern, hard, of things violent, rough…G4642 →
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We found mention made of Saul twice or thrice in the story of Stephen, for the sacred penman longed to come to his story; and now we are come to it, not quite taking leave of Peter but from henceforward being mostly taken up with Paul the apostle of the Gentiles, as Peter was of the circumcision.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9