Acts 22:19 - Plain English Version19 I said to him, ‘But, sir, they know me. They know that I went to a lot of our meeting houses looking for people that believe in you. I grabbed anyone that believed in you, and I beat them up, and I put them in jail. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 176919 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition19 And I said, Lord, they themselves well know that throughout all the synagogues I cast into prison and flogged those who believed on (adhered to and trusted in and relied on) You. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)19 And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible19 I responded, ‘Lord, these people know I used to go from one synagogue to the next, beating those who believe in you and throwing them into prison. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version19 And I said: 'Lord, they know that I am beating and enclosing in prison, throughout every synagogue, those who have believed in you. Ver Capítulo |
At that time, Saul was still making trouble for Jesus’s followers. He was telling them, “I’m going to hurt you and kill you.” He went to the big boss of the Jewish ceremonies and said, “I want to go to the city called Damascus and grab the followers of Jesus there. Will you write letters for me to take to the people in the Jewish meeting houses there? Tell them that you want me to grab anyone that belongs to that mob called the Jesus Way mob. I will grab those men and women, and tie them up, and I will bring them back to Jerusalem for you to punish them.” So that big boss wrote letters like that, and he gave them to Saul to take to Damascus.