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Acts 22:19

Jesus

17 Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance

18 and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’

‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.

20 And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’

21 Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

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BSB
‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
KJV
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
WEB
I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
ASV
And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
DARBY
And *I* said, Lord, they themselves know that *I* was imprisoning and beating in every synagogue those that believe on thee;
BLB
And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in each of those synagogues I was imprisoning and beating those believing on You.
ÅB
Da sa jeg: Herre! de vet selv at jeg kastet i fengsel og hudstrøk rundt om i synagogene dem som trodde på deg,
OTB
Og jeg sa: ‘Herre, de vet selv at i den ene synagogen etter den andre pleide jeg å fengsle og slå dem som trodde på deg.
B1930
Da sa jeg: Herre! de vet selv at jeg kastet i fengsel og hudstrøk rundt om i synagogene dem som trodde på dig,

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Cross references

  • Acts 22:4

    I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,

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  • Matthew 10:17

    But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.

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  • Acts 8:3

    But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

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  • Acts 9:1

    Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest

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  • Acts 26:9–12

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

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