Acts 22:5

Modern English Version

as even the high priest and the council of elders bear witness of me. From them I received letters to the brothers in Damascus, where I went to take even those who were there and lead them in chains to Jerusalem to be punished.

Cross References

Luke 22:66

When day came, the assembly of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, came together and led Him away to their council, saying,

Acts 1:15

In those days Peter stood up among the disciples (the number of people together was about one hundred and twenty), and said,

Acts 13:26

“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those of you who fear God, the word of this salvation has been sent to us.

Acts 2:29

“Brothers, I may speak confidently to you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Acts 22:1

“Brothers and fathers, hear my defense that I now make before you.”

Acts 23:1

Paul looked at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.”

Acts 23:6

Then Paul, knowing that one sect were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, cried out among the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of a Pharisee. I am being judged for my hope in the resurrection of the dead.”

Acts 26:10

This I also did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I locked up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests. And when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.

Acts 26:11

I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme. And being extremely enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

Acts 26:12

“So I went to Damascus with authority and a commission from the chief priests.

Acts 28:17

After three days Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. When they had assembled, he said to them, “Brothers, having done nothing contrary to our people or the customs of our fathers, I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

Acts 28:21

They said to him, “We have not received any letters from Judea concerning you, and none of the brothers that have come have reported or spoken any evil of you.

Acts 3:17

“Now brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers.

Acts 4:5

On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes

Acts 5:21

Having heard this, they entered the temple at dawn and taught. But the high priest and those who were with him came and called together the Sanhedrin and the senate of all the Israelites, and sent to the prison to have them brought out.

Acts 9:14

And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name.”

Galatians 1:13

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

Philippians 3:6

concerning zeal, persecuting the church; and concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

1 Timothy 4:14

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy, with the laying on of hands by the elders.