King James Version

Acts 26:14

And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (τε) before when were here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now” (δὲ) before when were here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “was speaking” (λαλοῦσαν) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before saying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

πάντωνpantōnallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.καταπεσόντωνkatapesontōnfallenκαταπίπτω (katapiptō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “fallen”, a single actionG2667I fall down, fall prostrate.fallenἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēnearthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.ἤκουσαēkousato hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.φωνὴνphōnēnvoiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.λέγουσανlegousansayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingπρόςprosagainstπρόςpreposition — “against”G4314to, towards, with.againstμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἙβραΐδιhebraidiAramaicἙβραΐς (hebrais)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “Aramaic”, the to- or for-formG1446the Hebrew language, or rather: Aramaic.This verse uses “Aramaic”.διαλέκτῳdialektōlanguageδιάλεκτος (dialektos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “language”, the to- or for-formG1258language, speech, conversation, manner of speaking.This verse uses “language”.ΣαοὺλsaoulSaulΣαούλnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Saul”, the calling formG4549Saul, (a) the first king of Israel, (b) the Hebrew name of the Apostle to the Gentiles.ΣαούλsaoulSaulΣαούλnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Saul”, the calling formG4549Saul, (a) the first king of Israel, (b) the Hebrew name of the Apostle to the Gentiles.τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).διώκειςdiōkeisto pursueδιώκω (diōkō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to pursue”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.This verse uses “pursue”.σκληρόνsklēronhardσκληρός (sklēros)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “hard”, the subject formG4642hard, violent, harsh, stern.This verse uses “hard”.σοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.κέντραkentrapricksκέντρον (kentron)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “pricks”, the object formG2759a sting, goad; met: of death.the pricksλακτίζεινlaktizeinto kickλακτίζω (laktizō)verb, present active infinitive — “to kick”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2979I kick.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.λαλοῦσανlalousanspeakingλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “speaking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

Young’s Literal Translation

and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!

World English Bible

When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘ Saul , Saul , why are you persecuting me ? It is hard for you to kick against the goads .’

Darby Translation

And, when we were all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against goads.

Douay-Rheims

And when we were all fallen down on the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

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