Acts 26:14

14Allπάντωνandτεhaving fallen downκαταπεσόντωνof usἡμῶνtoεἰςtheτὴνgroundγῆνI heardἤκουσαa voiceφωνὴνsayingλέγουσανtoπρόςmeμεin theτῇHebrewἙβραΐδιlanguageδιαλέκτῳ·SaulΣαοὺλSaulΣαούλ,whyτίMeμεpersecute youδιώκεις;[It is] hardσκληρόνfor youσοιagainstπρὸς[the] goadsκέντραto kickλακτίζειν.

And all of us having fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? [It is] hard for you to kick against the goads.’

Vocab difficulty

91.6

Rare words

  • καταπεσόντων

    καταπίπτω

    I fall down, fall prostrate.

  • Ἑβραΐδι

    Ἑβραΐς

    the Hebrew language, or rather: Aramaic.

  • κέντρα

    κέντρον

    a sting, goad; met: of death.

  • λακτίζειν

    λακτίζω

    I kick.