Acts 9:1
But meanwhile Saul was making violent threats against the disciples of the Lord, wanting to kill them. He went to the high priest
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Psalms 27:12don't hand me over to them and their evil intentions, for they are making false accusations against me and threatening me with violence.
Acts 8:3But Saul set about destroying the church, going from house to house, dragging both men and women off to prison.
Acts 22:3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia,” he began. “However, I was brought up here in this city, and sat at the feet of Gamaliel. I was taught to strictly observe the law of our fathers. I was zealous for God, just like all of you here today,
1 Corinthians 15:9For I'm the least important apostle of all, not even fit to be called an apostle since I persecuted God's church.
Philippians 3:6as for religious dedication I was a persecutor of the church; while in regard to doing right according to the law I was blameless!
Matthew Henry on Acts 9:1
In this chapter we have, I. The famous story of St. Paul's conversion from being an outrageous persecutor of the gospel of Christ to be an illustrious professor and preacher of it. 1. How he was first awakened and wrought upon by an appearance of Christ himself to him as he was going upon an errand of persecution to Damascus: and what a condition he was in while he lay under the power of those convictions and terrors, ver. 1-9 . 2. How he was baptized by Ananias, by immediate directions from heaven, ver. 10-19 .… Read the whole commentary →