Acts 9:2

New International Version

and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

Cross References

Genesis 14:15

During the night Abram divided his men to attack them and he routed them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.

Isaiah 17:1

A prophecy against Damascus: “See, Damascus will no longer be a city but will become a heap of ruins.

Jeremiah 49:23

Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are dismayed, for they have heard bad news. They are disheartened, troubled like the restless sea.

Matthew 10:17

Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues.

John 14:6

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Acts 18:25

He had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John.

Acts 19:23

About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way.

Acts 19:9

But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.

Acts 24:14

However, I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets,

Acts 24:22

Then Felix, who was well acquainted with the Way, adjourned the proceedings. “When Lysias the commander comes,” he said, “I will decide your case.”

Acts 26:10

And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.

Acts 26:12

“On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.

Acts 6:9

Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called)—Jews of Cyrene and Alexandria as well as the provinces of Cilicia and Asia—who began to argue with Stephen.

Acts 7:19

He dealt treacherously with our people and oppressed our ancestors by forcing them to throw out their newborn babies so that they would die.

Acts 9:14

And he has come here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.”

Acts 9:21

All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

2 Corinthians 11:32

In Damascus the governor under King Aretas had the city of the Damascenes guarded in order to arrest me.

Galatians 1:17

I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.