Acts 26:14
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.”
πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
φωνή
a voice
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φωνή
Voice, sound. Phone. The sound of a voice. My sheep hear my voice. Jesus knows you by name and speaks to you personally. Learning to recognise His voice is essential.
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γῆ
ground
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γῆ
Earth, land, soil, ground. Ge. The earth is the LORD's and everything in it. Creation belongs to its Creator. We are stewards not owners of what God has made.
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λέγω
saying
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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διώκω
persecute you?
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διώκω
compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
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κέντρον
the] goads
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κέντρον
a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
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τίς
why
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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σκληρός
It is] hard
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σκληρός
dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe)
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Ἑβραΐς
Hebrew
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Ἑβραΐς
the Hebraistic (Hebrew) or Jewish (Chaldee) language
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Σαούλ
Saul
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Σαούλ
Saul (i.e. Shaul), the Jewish name of Paul
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διάλεκτος
language;
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διάλεκτος
a (mode of) discourse, i.e. "dialect"
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λακτίζω
to kick.
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λακτίζω
to recalcitrate
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καταπίπτω
when were falling down
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καταπίπτω
to fall down
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