Acts 9:1 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹ With every breath [it seemed], Saul [expressed his desire to] threaten and murder the Lord’s disciples and [even] went to the head priest

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ MEANWHILE SAUL, still drawing his breath hard from threatening and murderous desire against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

Common English Bible

¹ Meanwhile, Saul was still spewing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now Saul, still breathing threats and beatings against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ AND Saul, as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

Acts 9:1 Cross References

Acts 7:58

They threw him out of the city and stoned him [to death]. Those who witnessed [the incident] placed their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Acts 8:3

But Saul brought devastation to the church by entering everyone’s house and dragging men and women off to jail.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least [significant] of the apostles, and am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Galatians 1:13

For you have heard about the way I lived in the past, when I was in the Jewish religion, [that is], how I mercilessly persecuted the church of God, making havoc of it.

Philippians 3:6

As far as enthusiasm is concerned, I persecuted the church; as far as being righteous according to the Law of Moses is concerned, I was without just blame.

1 Timothy 1:13

[even] though I had previously spoken against Christ, and persecuted [Christians] and acted outrageously. However, I obtained mercy because I acted out of ignorance, not believing [in Christ].