Acts 26:9 - Easy To Read Version

⁹ “\{When I was a Pharisee {\cf2\super [489]} \}, even I thought I should do many things against the name of Jesus from Nazareth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ 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)

⁹ I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Common English Bible

⁹ “I really thought that I ought to oppose the name of Jesus the Nazarene in every way possible.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ 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

⁹ And I indeed did formerly think, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Acts 26:9 Tagairtí Cros

John 15:21

People will do all this to you because of me. They don’t know the One who sent me.

Acts 21:13

But Paul said, “Why are you crying? Why are you making me so sad? I am ready to be tied in Jerusalem. I am also ready to die for the name of the Lord Jesus!”

Acts 22:3

“I am a Jew. I was born in Tarsus in the country of Cilicia. I grew up in this city (Jerusalem). I was a student of Gamaliel. {\cf2\super [434]} He carefully taught me everything about the law of our fathers. {\cf2\super [435]} I was very serious about serving God, the same as all of you here today.

Acts 22:4

I persecuted {\cf2\super [436]} the people that followed the Way \{of Jesus\}. Some of them were killed because of me. I arrested men and women. I put them in jail.

Acts 22:8

I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The voice said, ‘I am Jesus from Nazareth. I am the One you are persecuting.’

Acts 24:5

This man (Paul) is a troublemaker. He makes trouble with the Jews everywhere in the world. He is a leader of the Nazarene group.

Acts 3:17

“My brothers, I know you did those things to Jesus because you did not understand what you were doing. Your leaders also did not understand.

Acts 3:6

But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold, but I do have something else I can give you: By the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth—stand up and walk!”

Acts 9:1

\{In Jerusalem\} Saul was still trying to scare and kill the followers of the Lord (Jesus) all the time. So he went to the high priest. {\cf2\super [184]}

Acts 9:16

I will show Saul the things he must suffer for my name.”

Romans 10:2

I can say this about the Jews: They really try to follow God. But they don’t know the right way.

Philippians 3:6

I was so excited \{about my Jewish religion\} that I persecuted {\cf2\super [20]} the church (the believers). No person could find fault with the way I always obeyed the law \{of Moses\}.

1 Timothy 1:13

In the past I spoke against Christ and persecuted him and did things to hurt him. But God gave me mercy because I did not know what I was doing. I did those things when I did not believe.

Judges 6:30

So the men of the city came to Joash. They said to Joash, “You must bring your son out. He pulled down the altar [64] for Baal. [65] And he cut down the Asherah [66] pole that was by that altar. So your son must die.”