Acts 26:9

7 the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.

8 Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10 And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

11 I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.

Sammenlign

ÅB
Jeg for min del trodde nå at jeg burde gjøre meget imot Jesu, nasareerens navn;
OTB
«Jeg var også overbevist om at jeg skulle gjøre alt jeg kunne for å motsette meg navnet Jesus fra Nasaret.
B1930
Jeg for min del trodde nu at jeg burde gjøre meget imot Jesu, nasareerens navn;
BSB
So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
KJV
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
WEB
“I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
ASV
I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
DARBY
*I* indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.
BLB
Therefore I indeed in myself thought [it] to be necessary to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth,

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Kryssreferanser

  • 1 Timothy 1:13

    I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

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  • Acts 22:8

    ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.

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  • Galatians 1:13–14

    For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

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  • Philippians 3:6

    as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.

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  • John 16:2–3

    They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.

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  • Acts 24:5

    We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

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  • Acts 21:13

    Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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  • Acts 3:6

    But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

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