Paul continues to speak.
## with authority and orders ##
Paul had written letters from the Jewish leaders granting him authority to persecute the Jewish believers.
## hard for you to kick a goad ##
God compares Paul's resistance to God's plan to an Ox kicking against a farmer's prodding stick. See UDB. This means it is hard for Paul to escape what God has planned for him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])