But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they don’t know the one who sent me.
Acts 26:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised In fact, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I myself indeed was [once] persuaded that it was my duty to do many things contrary to and in defiance of the name of Jesus of Nazareth. American Standard Version (1901) I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Common English Bible “I really thought that I ought to oppose the name of Jesus the Nazarene in every way possible. Catholic Public Domain Version And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And I indeed did formerly think, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. |
But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they don’t know the one who sent me.
Then Paul replied, ‘What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.’
He continued, ‘I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strictness of our ancestral law. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
I persecuted this Way to the death, arresting and putting both men and women in jail,
‘I answered, “Who are you, Lord? ” ‘He said to me, “I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.”
For we have found this man to be a plague, an agitator among all the Jews throughout the Roman world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
‘And now, brothers and sisters, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.
But Peter said, ‘I don’t have silver or gold, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk! ’
Now Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest
I can testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.
even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief,
Then the men of the city said to Joash, ‘Bring out your son. He must die, because he tore down Baal’s altar and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.’