Protestantism
English
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.
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
And he said, `Who art thou, Lord?' and the Lord said, `I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;'
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.
And he sayd, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord sayd, I am Iesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kicke against pricks.
And he sayde what arte thou lorde? And the lorde sayd I am Iesus whom thou persecutest it shalbe harde for ye to kycke agaynst ye pricke.
And he said, Who are thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecute.
And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute: it is hard for you to kick against the pricks.
He answered: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said: I am Jesus, whom you persecute.
And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking:
“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.1
- TR includes “It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”
Then said he, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou art persecuting: It is difficult for thee to kick against the goads.
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I AM Jesus whom thou dost persecute; [it is] hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
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.
So he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting!
And he said, Sir, who are you? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you persecute; it is hard for you to kick against the prods.
And he said, Who are you, lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.
He said, "Who are you, Lord?" The Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
He said, "Who are you, Lord?" The Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
He said, "Who are you, Lord?" The Lord said, "I am Yeshua, whom you are persecuting.
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he answered, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
“Who are you, Lord?” he asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,”the voice answered;
“Who are you, Lord?” he asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,”the voice answered;
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.
And he said, Who art thou, master? And He said, I am Yahushua whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
And he said—Who art thou, Lord? And, he, [said] —I, am Jesus, whom, thou, art persecuting!
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 goads.
“Who are you, Lord?” he asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” the voice answered;
And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom you persecute: it is hard for you to kick against the pricks.
Catholicism
English
Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he: I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.
And he said, “Who are you, Lord?” And he: “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goad.”1
- 9:5The text literally says ‘kick against the goad,’ but this is an idiomatic expression meaning: ‘It is hard for you to resist the will of God,’ in other words: it is hard to act against Divine Providence and grace. This phrase occurs twice in Acts and in this translation is given in two different wordings, each of which reveals the meaning of the idiomatic expression, rather than translating that expression literally and obscurely.(Conte)