"it's hard for thee to kick against the pricks" comes from The Bacchae : The Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon. Wikipedia Playwright: Euripides First performance: 405 BC. The Bacchae" is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that was first performed in 405 BCE. The play takes place in Thebes and tells the story of the god Dionysus, who has traveled across Asia collecting followers before returning to Thebes to punish his mother's family for speaking badly of her. Paul put the words of a Greek god in Jesus's mouth and got away with it.
"it's hard for thee to kick against the pricks" comes from The Bacchae :
The Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon. Wikipedia Playwright: Euripides First performance: 405 BC. The Bacchae" is a Greek tragedy by Euripides that was first performed in 405 BCE. The play takes place in Thebes and tells the story of the god Dionysus, who has traveled across Asia collecting followers before returning to Thebes to punish his mother's family for speaking badly of her. Paul put the words of a Greek god in Jesus's mouth and got away with it.