And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said,
I am Jesus whom you persecute: it is hard for you to kick against the goads.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
To kick against the goad. Others translate against the pricks; others, against the sting. The metaphor is taken from oxen kicking, when pricked to go forward. (Witham)
