Acts 26:12
That's why one day I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and orders from the chief priests.
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In The King James Version
Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
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1 Kings 21:8So she wrote some letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and leaders in the town where Naboth lived.
Isaiah 10:1Tragedy is coming to those who pass evil decrees and who write laws to harm people.
Jeremiah 29:26“Zephaniah, the Lord has chosen you as priest to replace Jehoiada, to be in charge of the Lord's Temple. In that capacity you are required to put in the stocks and neck irons any crazy person who claims to be a prophet.
John 11:57The chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it so they could arrest him.
Acts 22:5As the high priest and the council of the elders can also verify, I received from them letters of authorization addressed to the Jewish brothers in Damascus, and went there to arrest these people and bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
Matthew Henry on Acts 26:2-12
Paul's Fifth Defence. 1 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: 2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews: 3 Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. 4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among… Read the whole commentary →