Acts 26:12-14

Expanded Bible

¹² “One time the ·leading [^Tchief] priests gave me ·permission [commission] and the ·power [authority] to go to Damascus. ¹³ On the ·way [road] there, at noon, [^LO king,] I saw a light from heaven. It was brighter than the sun and ·flashed [shone] all around me and those who were traveling with me. ¹⁴ We all fell to the ground. Then I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew language [^Cprobably Aramaic, the common language of the people in that area; 21:40], saying, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? ·You are only hurting yourself by fighting me [^LIt is hard for you to kick against the goads; Eccl. 12:11; ^Ca goad was a sharp instrument to herd cattle].’