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Acts 26:14

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

We all hit the ground, and then I heard this voice talking directly to me in Hebrew: 'Saul, Saul, why are you coming after me? You're only hurting yourself by fighting this.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes what we're fighting against is exactly what we need to surrender to.

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