Acts 9:2

Good News Translation

and asked for letters of introduction to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he should find there any followers of the Way of the Lord, he would be able to arrest them, both men and women, and bring them back to Jerusalem.

Cross References

Genesis 14:15

There he divided his men into groups, attacked the enemy by night, and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus,

Isaiah 17:1

The Lord said, “Damascus will not be a city any longer; it will be only a pile of ruins.

Jeremiah 49:23

This is what the Lord said about Damascus: “The people in the cities of Hamath and Arpad are worried and troubled because they have heard bad news. Anxiety rolls over them like a sea, and they cannot rest.

Matthew 10:17

Watch out, for there will be those who will arrest you and take you to court, and they will whip you in the synagogues.

John 14:6

Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one goes to the Father except by me.

Acts 18:25

He had been instructed in the Way of the Lord, and with great enthusiasm he proclaimed and taught correctly the facts about Jesus. However, he knew only the baptism of John.

Acts 19:23

It was at this time that there was serious trouble in Ephesus because of the Way of the Lord.

Acts 19:9

But some of them were stubborn and would not believe, and before the whole group they said evil things about the Way of the Lord. So Paul left them and took the believers with him, and every day he held discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

Acts 24:14

I do admit this to you: I worship the God of our ancestors by following that Way which they say is false. But I also believe in everything written in the Law of Moses and the books of the prophets.

Acts 24:22

Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, brought the hearing to a close. “When the commander Lysias arrives,” he told them, “I will decide your case.”

Acts 26:10

That is what I did in Jerusalem. I received authority from the chief priests and put many of God's people in prison; and when they were sentenced to death, I also voted against them.

Acts 26:12

“It was for this purpose that I went to Damascus with authority and orders from the chief priests.

Acts 6:9

But he was opposed by some men who were members of the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), which had Jews from Cyrene and Alexandria. They and other Jews from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia started arguing with Stephen.

Acts 7:19

He tricked our ancestors and was cruel to them, forcing them to put their babies out of their homes, so that they would die.

Acts 9:14

And he has come to Damascus with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who worship you.”

Acts 9:21

All who heard him were amazed and asked, “Isn't he the one who in Jerusalem was killing those who worship that man Jesus? And didn't he come here for the very purpose of arresting those people and taking them back to the chief priests?”

2 Corinthians 11:32

When I was in Damascus, the governor under King Aretas placed guards at the city gates to arrest me.

Galatians 1:17

nor did I go to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me. Instead, I went at once to Arabia, and then I returned to Damascus.