Acts 9:5 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he `said', I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking:
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], *I* am Jesus, whom *thou* persecutest.
World English Bible (WEB)
He said, "Who are you, Lord?" The Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.{TR adds "It's hard for you to kick against the goads."}
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And he said, `Who art thou, Lord?' and the Lord said, `I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;'
| And | εἶπεν | eipen | EE-pane |
| he said, | δέ | de | thay |
| Who | Τίς | tis | tees |
| art thou, | εἶ | ei | ee |
| Lord? | κύριε | kyrie | KYOO-ree-ay |
| And | ὁ | ho | oh |
| the | δέ | de | thay |
| Lord | Κύριος | kyrios | KYOO-ree-ose |
| said, | εἶπεν, | eipen | EE-pane |
| I | Ἐγώ | egō | ay-GOH |
| am | εἰμι | eimi | ee-mee |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | iēsous | ee-ay-SOOS |
| whom | ὃν | hon | one |
| thou | σὺ | sy | syoo |
| persecutest: | διώκεις· | diōkeis | thee-OH-kees |
| it is hard | σκληρόν | sklēron | sklay-RONE |
| thee for | σοι | soi | soo |
| to kick | πρὸς | pros | prose |
| against | κέντρα | kentra | KANE-tra |
| the pricks. | λακτίζειν | laktizein | lahk-TEE-zeen |