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Acts 9:1

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

2 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

3 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

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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
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
KJV
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
WEB
But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
ASV
But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
DARBY
But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came to the high priest
BLB
Now Saul, still breathing out threats and murder toward the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the high priest,
ÅB
Men Saulus fnyste fremdeles av trusel og mord mot Herrens disipler, og han gikk til ypperstepresten
OTB
Saulus, som fortsatt truet og myrdet Herrens disipler, gikk til ypperstepresten,
B1930
Men Saulus fnyste fremdeles av trusel og mord mot Herrens disipler, og han gikk til ypperstepresten

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 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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  • 1 Timothy 1:13

    I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

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  • Acts 9:11–21

    “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.

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  • Galatians 1:13

    For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:9

    For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

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  • Acts 7:58

    They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

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  • Acts 26:9–11

    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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  • Acts 22:3–5

    “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.

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