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Acts 26:12

Damascus

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.

In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.

13 About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.

14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

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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.

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BSB
In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
KJV
Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
WEB
“Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,
ASV
Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,
DARBY
And when, [engaged] in this, I was journeying to Damascus, with authority and power from the chief priests,
BLB
during which, going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,
ÅB
Under dette dro jeg da også til Damaskus med makt og myndighet fra yppersteprestene;
OTB
«Mens jeg var engasjert i dette, reiste jeg til Damaskus med myndighet og fullmakt fra overprestene.
B1930
Under dette drog jeg da også til Damaskus med makt og myndighet fra yppersteprestene;

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Cross references

  • Acts 26:10

    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.

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  • Acts 9:1–8

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

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  • Acts 22:5–11

    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.

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  • Jeremiah 26:8

    and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die!

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  • John 11:57

    But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.

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  • 1 Kings 21:8–10

    Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

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  • John 7:45–48

    Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”

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  • Isaiah 10:1

    Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,

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