Acts 22:9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 My companions saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who spoke to me.(A)
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Acts 22:9
New International Version
9 My companions saw the light,(A) but they did not understand the voice(B) of him who was speaking to me.
Acts 26:13-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
13 (A)At midday, along the way, O king, I saw a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my traveling companions.(B) 14 We all fell to the ground and I heard a voice saying to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?(C) It is hard for you to kick against the goad.’[a]
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- 26:14 In Hebrew: see note on Acts 21:40. It is hard for you to kick against the goad: this proverb is commonly found in Greek literature and in this context signifies the senselessness and ineffectiveness of any opposition to the divine influence in his life.
Acts 26:13-14
New International Version
13 About noon, King Agrippa, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, blazing around me and my companions. 14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice(A) saying to me in Aramaic,[a](B) ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
Footnotes
- Acts 26:14 Or Hebrew
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