So when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he spoke to [them] in the Hebrew language, saying,

And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent. Then he said:

Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"

And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" Then the Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It [is] hard for you to kick against the goads."

"And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'

"And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me.

Good understanding gains favor, But the way of the unfaithful [is] hard.

For thus says the LORD of hosts: "He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who touches you touches the apple of His eye.

"Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples, when they lay siege against Judah and Jerusalem.

Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?