Acts 26:9

New Living Translation

“I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.

Cross References

John 15:21

They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the one who sent me.

Acts 21:13

But he said, “Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but even to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus.”

Acts 22:3

Then Paul said, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today.

Acts 22:4

And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison.

Acts 22:8

“‘Who are you, lord?’ I asked. “And the voice replied, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, the one you are persecuting.’

Acts 24:5

We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the cult known as the Nazarenes.

Acts 3:17

“Friends, I realize that what you and your leaders did to Jesus was done in ignorance.

Acts 3:6

But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”

Acts 9:1

Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. So he went to the high priest.

Acts 9:16

And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

Romans 10:2

I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal.

Philippians 3:6

I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.

1 Timothy 1:13

even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.

Judges 6:30

“Bring out your son,” the men of the town demanded of Joash. “He must die for destroying the altar of Baal and for cutting down the Asherah pole.”