Did he really believe that he could really hurt the son of god in that matter?
Acts 9:5-6
"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. And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do."
Acts 9:5-6
2006-09-21 05:00:28 · 8 answers · asked by 自由思想家 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
you have an interesting version there dude, don't think kicking the pricks is part of it.......perhaps you should give up translating, you are not very good at it!
2006-09-21 05:03:41 · answer #1 · answered by WitchTwo 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is from the 1611 translation, a.k.a. the King James Version.
Ye neede to spake ye King's English to understand:
Main Entry: 1prick
Pronunciation: 'prik
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English prikke, from Old English prica; akin to Middle Dutch pric prick
1 : a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
2 a : a pointed instrument or weapon b : a sharp projecting organ or part
3 : an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked : as a : a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow b : a slight sharply localized discomfort
2006-09-21 05:06:14 · answer #2 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word "that's confusing for thee to kick hostile to the pricks" does no longer look in maximum early variations of Acts so is likely a later addition, subsequently present day translations do not contain it
2016-11-23 13:02:59 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus' question to Paul could be paraphrased into modern English this way:
Are you tired of hitting your head against a brick wall? You are making no headway?
The "pricks" of the day were goads, like shepherds used to goad their animals to move in a certain direction.
Paul was trying to make Jewish believers turn around and go back against the flow.
2006-09-21 05:13:45 · answer #4 · answered by Bob L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For Paul to kick against the prick is a double meaning!
one is the center of a compasss to make a circle, the other is a nail at the end of a stick used to prod cattle!
Kicking the compas makes it hard to make a circle, to kick against the prod, can be painful!
2006-09-21 08:10:27 · answer #5 · answered by Grandreal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul was 'pricked' by his conscience when he persecuted the christians. Jesus felt the persecution his people where subject to on His behalf and intervened for them.
2006-09-21 05:13:07 · answer #6 · answered by betty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because he was a stiff-necked Pharasee who had presuppositions concerning Jesus being the Messiah.
2006-09-21 05:04:31 · answer #7 · answered by Jay Z 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a persucutor of Christians
2006-09-21 05:04:56 · answer #8 · answered by papaofgirlmegan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋