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Acts 26:21

19 So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

20 First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.

22 But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

23 that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

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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
For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
KJV
For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
WEB
For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
ASV
For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.
DARBY
On account of these things the Jews, having seized me in the temple, attempted to lay hands on and destroy me.
BLB
On account of these things the Jews, having seized me (being in the temple), were attempting to kill [me].
ÅB
For disse tings skyld grep noen jøder meg i templet og søkte å slå meg ihjel.
OTB
Dette er grunnen til at noen jøder grep meg i tempelet og prøvde å drepe meg.
B1930
For disse tings skyld grep nogen jøder mig i templet og søkte å slå mig ihjel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 21:30–31

    The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.

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  • Acts 21:27

    When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

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  • Acts 25:3

    to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

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  • Acts 22:22

    The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”

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  • Acts 23:12–15

    When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.

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