saying, "thou Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, show us which of these two thou hast chosen,

because thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave, nor wilt thou give thine holy one a prey to corruption.

thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy by thy presence."

for David is not ascended to heaven: yet he saith himself, "the Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand,

at the relation of which they unanimously lift up their voice to God, and said, Lord, thou art the God who hast made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and all that is therein:

for it was truly against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, that Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, united themselves in this city,

was not the estate your own estate? and was not the price for which it was sold, all in your own hands? how came such a design as this in your heart? thou hast not lyed unto men, but unto God.

then said the Lord to him, "put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

thou hast no manner of share in this gift: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.

and he fell to the ground, and heard a voice which said to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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 goad. Then trembling with the fright Saul said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? and the Lord said to him,]

and said, "thou heap of imposture and mischief, offspring of the devil, and enemy to all justice, wilt thou not cease to pervers men from the right ways of the Lord?

his hand is falling upon thee, thou shalt be blind, and not see the sun for some time." immediately his eyes were covered with obscurity and darkness; so that he grop'd about for somebody to lead him by the hand.

agreeable to what is written in the first psalm, "thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee."

wherefore in another place he says, "thou shalt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption."

I fell to the ground, and heard a voice pronounce these words, "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"

I answered, who art thou, Lord? it answered, "I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute."

which made Paul say, "may God strike thee, thou plaister'd wall: you sit to judge me according to law, and in defiance of the law you order me to be struck!"

Paul replied, I did not consider, brethren, that he was the high priest. it is indeed written, "thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people."

we were all struck down: when I heard a voice directed to me pronounce these words in the Hebrew tongue, "Saul, Saul, why dost thou persecute me? it is dangerous for thee to kick against the goad."

I answer'd, who art thou, Lord? he said, "I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.