Acts 9:5

Acts 9:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, "Who are you, Lord?" And he said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.”

Context of Acts 9:5

3As Saul was coming near the city of Damascus, a light from heaven suddenly flashed around him. 4He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?” Saul asked, “Who are you, sir?” The person replied, “I’m Jesus, the one you’re persecuting. 6Get up! Go into the city, and you’ll be told what you should do.” 7Meanwhile, the men traveling with him were speechless. They heard the voice but didn’t see anyone.

Acts 9:5 word by word

εἶπεν δέ· τίς εἶ, κύριε; ὁ δέ ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς ὃν σὺ διώκειςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whoτίςtis · which?G5101
• art thouεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• persecutestδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
• hardσκληρόςsklēros · hardG4642
• to kickλακτίζωlaktizō · to kickG2979
• againstπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the pricksκέντρονkentron · stingG2759

Cross-references for Acts 9:5

• 1 Samuel 3:4Then the Lord called Samuel. “Here I am,” Samuel responded.
• 1 Timothy 1:13In the past I cursed him, persecuted him, and acted arrogantly toward him. However, I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in my unbelief.
• Acts 26:9“I used to think that I had to do a lot of things to oppose the one named Jesus of Nazareth.
• Acts 5:39However, if it’s from God, you won’t be able to stop them. You may even discover that you’re fighting against God.”
• Deuteronomy 32:15Jeshurun got fat and disrespectful. (You got fat! You were stuffed! You were gorged!) They abandoned the God who made them and treated the rock of their salvation like a fool.
• Job 9:4“God is wise in heart and mighty in power. Who could oppose him and win?
• Job 40:9Do you have power like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like his?
• Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, or he will become angry and you will die on your way because his anger will burst into flames. Blessed is everyone who takes refuge in him.
• Isaiah 45:9How horrible it will be for the one who quarrels with his maker. He is pottery among other earthenware pots. Does the clay ask the one who shapes it, “What are you making?” Does your work say to you, “There are no handles”?
• 1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he is?

Commentaries on Acts 9:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Who art thou, Lord? - , ; Who art thou, Sir? He had no knowledge who it was that addressed him, and would only use the term , as any Roman or Greek would, merely as a term of civil respect. I am Jesus whom thou persecutest - "Thy enmity is against me and my religion; and the injuries which thou dost to my followers I consider as done to myself." The following words, making twenty in the original, and thirty in our version, are found in no Greek MS. The…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? - The word “Lord” here, as is frequently the case in the New Testament, means no more than “sir,” John 4:19. It is evident that Saul did not as yet know that this was the Lord Jesus. He heard a voice as of a man; he heard himself addressed, but by whom the words were spoken was to him unknown. In his amazement and confusion, he naturally asked who it was that was thus addressing him. And the Lord said - In this place the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-19The conversion of Saul of Tarsus on the Damascus road is central to the story in Acts. Luke tells the story three times (also 22:1–21; 26:1–29). Paul (Saul) mentions this experience several times in his letters (1 Corinthians 15:8–10; Galatians 1:11–17; Philippians 3:4–11; see 1 Timothy 1:12–17). Saul’s conversion was his call as a prophet and commission as an apostle (Acts 9:15; 22:15, 21; 26:15–18). No one is beyond God's power to reach, save, and use…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. he fell to the earth--and his companions with him (Ac 26:14), who "saw the light" (Ac 22:9). and heard a voice saying unto him--"in the Hebrew tongue" (Ac 26:14). Saul, Saul--a reduplication full of tenderness [De Wette]. Though his name was soon changed into "Paul," we find him, in both his own narratives of the scene, after the lapse of so many years, retaining the original form, as not daring to alter, in the smallest detail, the overpowering…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 9:5

• Bigotry
• Call
• Converts
• Heart
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Paul
• Persecution
• Regeneration
• Sin
• Syria
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Apostle
• Authority
• Confound
• Damascus
• Forthwith
• Goad
• Kick
• Paul

Commentaries on Acts 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings