Acts 26:11
9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
- WEB
- Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
- ASV
- And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.
- DARBY
- And often punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme. And, being exceedingly furious against them, I persecuted them even to cities out [of our own land].
- BLB
- And in all the synagogues, punishing them often, I was compelling [them] to blaspheme. And being exceedingly furious against them, I was persecuting [them] even as far as to foreign cities,
- ÅB
- og omkring i alle synagogene tvang jeg dem ofte ved straff til å spotte, og jeg raste enn mere mot dem og forfulgte dem like til de utenlandske byer.
- OTB
- Jeg straffet dem ofte i alle synagogene og prøvde å tvinge dem til å spotte. I mitt ekstreme raseri forfulgte jeg dem til og med til fremmede byer.
- B1930
- og omkring i alle synagogene tvang jeg dem ofte ved straff til å spotte, og jeg raste enn mere mot dem og forfulgte dem like til de utenlandske byer.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 13:45
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
Read in contextActs 22:19
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
Read in contextMatthew 10:17
But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;
Read in contextActs 9:1
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
Read in contextActs 22:5
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.
Read in contextLuke 15:17
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
Read in context2 Peter 2:16
But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
Read in contextHebrews 10:28–29
He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
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