Acts 26:9
“Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
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In Context
8Why is it deemed unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
Cross References
John 15:21But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know him who sent me.
Acts 3:6But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I do have I give to yoʋ. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.”
Acts 21:13But Paul responded, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
Acts 24:5For we have found this man to be a pestilent fellow, an instigator of dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
Galatians 1:13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.
1 Timothy 1:13even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man. But I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
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 →