Acts 9:5
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
Ἰησοῦς
Jesus. Iesous. The Greek form of Yeshua meaning the LORD saves. The name given before His birth. In His name is salvation healing and authority over every power of darkness.
κύριος
Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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ὅς
whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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διώκω
are persecuting
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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
stingers
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κέντρον
a point ("centre"), i.e. a sting (figuratively, poison) or goad (figuratively, divine impulse)
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τίς
Who
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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σκληρός
hard
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σκληρός
dry, i.e. hard or tough (figuratively, harsh, severe)
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ἔπω
He said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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εἰμί
am
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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λακτίζω
to kick;
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λακτίζω
to recalcitrate
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