And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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.

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.

For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both against Judah and against Jerusalem.

Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?