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Acts 22:5

DamascusJerusalem

3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.

7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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BSB
as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
KJV
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
WEB
as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
ASV
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
DARBY
as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the elderhood: from whom also, having received letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus to bring those also who were there, bound, to Jerusalem, to be punished.
BLB
as also the high priest—and all the elderhood—testifies to me, from whom also having received letters to the brothers, I was going to Damascus to bring also those being there bound to Jerusalem so that they might be punished.
ÅB
som også ypperstepresten og hele eldste-rådet kan vitne; av dem fikk jeg endog brev med til brødrene i Damaskus, og dro dit for å føre også dem som var der, bundne til Jerusalem, for at de kunne få straff.
OTB
som ypperstepresten og hele Rådet av de eldste kan vitne om. Jeg mottok også brev fra dem til deres medarbeidere i Damaskus, og dro dit for å føre også dem som var der til Jerusalem som fanger for å bli straffet.
B1930
som også ypperstepresten og hele eldste-rådet kan vidne; av dem fikk jeg endog brev med til brødrene i Damaskus, og drog dit for å føre også dem som var der, bundne til Jerusalem, forat de kunde få straff.

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  • Acts 9:1–2

    And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

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  • Luke 22:66

    And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying,

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  • Acts 5:21

    And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.

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  • Acts 22:1

    Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

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  • Acts 13:26

    Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

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  • Acts 9:14

    And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

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  • Acts 4:5

    And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

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  • Acts 26:12

    Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

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