NEW TESTAMENT

Acts 9:5

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5

He said, “Who are you, Lord?” The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

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Verse 5. To kick against the goad. Others translate against the pricks; others, against the sting. The metaphor is taken from oxen kicking, when pricked to go forward. Witham.

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TR adds “It’s hard for you to kick against the cattle prods.”

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