Acts 26:14

14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice that said to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you harassing me? It's hard for you to kick against a spear.'

Acts 26:14 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 26:14

And when we were all fallen to the earth
Saul, and the men that were with him, for fear of the divine Majesty, who by this extraordinary light was thought to be present: the other narratives only relate Saul's falling to the earth; how this is to be reconciled to their standing speechless, in ( Acts 9:7 ) , (See Gill on Acts 9:7).

I heard a voice speaking unto me (See Gill on Acts 10:4). (See Gill on Acts 10:5).

Acts 26:14 In-Context

12 “On one such journey, I was going to Damascus with the full authority of the chief priests.

13 While on the road at midday, King Agrippa, I saw a light from heaven shining around me and my traveling companions. That light was brighter than the sun.

14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice that said to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you harassing me? It's hard for you to kick against a spear.'

15 Then I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?' The Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are harassing.

16 Get up! Stand on your feet! I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you as my servant and witness of what you have seen and what I will show you.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or goads