But they will do all these things to y’all for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.
Acts 26:9 - Y'all Version Bible “Seriously, I myself was convinced that I had to do many things hostile 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 y’all for my name’s sake, because they don’t know him who sent me.
Then Paul replied, “What are y’all 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.”
“I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict tradition of our ancestral law. I was zealous for God just as all y’all are today.
I persecuted this Way to the death, putting both men and women in chains and taking them to prison,
“I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He replied, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’
For we have found this man to be a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader the Nazarene sect.
“Now, siblings, I know that y’all acted in ignorance, just as y’all’s leaders did.
But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth—walk!”
Now Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest
For I testify about them that they have zeal for God, but not in accordance with knowledge.
regarding zeal, persecuting the assembly; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, found blameless.
even though I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. However, I was shown mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
Then the men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son. He must die, because he has broken down the altar of Baal, and because he has cut down the Asherah that was by it.”