Acts

Acts 26:14–15

¹⁴We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew,^a‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

¹⁵‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked.

‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.

Footnotes

a 26:14 Or in Aramaic; literally in the Hebrew language

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Acts 26:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
all	πάντων	pantōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
fell	καταπεσόντων	katapesontōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2667 I fall down
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
ground	γῆν	gēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
I heard	ἤκουσα	ēkousa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G191 I hear, listen
a voice	φωνὴν	phōnēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5456 a sound, noise, voice
say	λέγουσαν	legousan	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
to	πρός	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
in	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
Hebrew	Ἑβραΐδι	Hebraidi	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G1446 the Hebrew language, Aramaic
Saul	Σαοὺλ	Saoul	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G4549 Saul
Saul	Σαούλ	Saoul	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G4549 Saul
why	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
do you persecute	διώκεις	diōkeis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1377 I pursue, persecute
Me	με	me	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
hard	σκληρόν	sklēron	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4642 hard, violent, harsh, stern
for you	σοι	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
to kick	λακτίζειν	laktizein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G2979 I kick
against	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
goads	κέντρα	kentra	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2759 a sting, goad

Acts 26:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	Τίς	Tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
are You	εἶ	ei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
Lord	Κύριε	Kyrie	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
I	Ἐγὼ	Egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
asked	εἶπα	eipa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
I	Ἐγώ	Egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
am	εἰμι	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
whom	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
you	σὺ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
are persecuting	διώκεις	diōkeis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1377 I pursue, persecute
the	Ὁ	Ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κύριος	Kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
replied	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)

Cross-references

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Acts 26:14 Acts 21:40 · Acts 22:2 · Acts 9:7 · Acts 22:7–9

Acts 26:15 John 15:20–21 · Matthew 25:45

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.