Acts 9:5 Cross References

Acts 9:5

5: "Who are you, sir?" Saul asked. And the voice replied, "I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting!

Suddenly, the LORD called out, "Samuel! Samuel!Yes?" Samuel replied. "What is it?"
He jumped up and ran to Eli. "Here I am. What do you need?I didn't call you," Eli replied. "Go on back to bed." So he did.
Then the LORD called out again, "Samuel!" Again Samuel jumped up and ran to Eli. "Here I am," he said. "What do you need?I didn't call you, my son," Eli said. "Go on back to bed."
Samuel did not yet know the LORD because he had never had a message from the LORD before.
So now the LORD called a third time, and once more Samuel jumped up and ran to Eli. "Here I am," he said. "What do you need?" Then Eli realized it was the LORD who was calling the boy.

Submit to God's royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of your pursuits--for his anger can flare up in an instant. But what joy for all who find protection in him!

"Destruction is certain for those who argue with their Creator. Does a clay pot ever argue with its maker? Does the clay dispute with the one who shapes it, saying, `Stop, you are doing it wrong!' Does the pot exclaim, `How clumsy can you be!'

even though I used to scoff at the name of Christ. I hunted down his people, harming them in every way I could. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.

"I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the followers of Jesus of Nazareth.

But Israel soon became fat and unruly; the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed! Then they abandoned the God who had made them; they made light of the Rock of their salvation.

What? Do you dare to rouse the Lord's jealousy as Israel did? Do you think we are stronger than he is?

But if it is of God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God."

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