Acts 9:2

gives-cause-to/requests-for-self beside of{same} send-upons[i.e. communications] into Damascus toward the gatherings[translit. "synagogues"] which-how if-supposing he-may-discover some of{the way}, being both men and women, he-may-lead, having-been-bound, into Jerusalem.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

In Context

1Moreover, the Saul, still inhaling of{threats} and of{murder} into the disciples of{the Lord}, come[ing]-toward to{the chief-consecrated[i.e. chief priest]},

3Moreover, in to{the} to-be-being-gone, he-becomes, same, to-be-becoming-near to{the Damascus}. Both out-suddenly/unexpectedly light flashes-around same out of{the heaven}

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Cross References

Acts 6:9Moreover, some of{the out of{the gathering[translit. "synagogue"], the being-said}, "libertines[Latin 'liberated/freed ones']"} and of{Cyrenians} and of{Alexandrians} and of{the} from of{Cilicia} and of{Asia} stand-up, seeking-together to{the Stephen},

Acts 9:14and here/thus he-is-having authority beside of{the chief-consecrateds[i.e. chief priests]} to-bind all the calling-upon-selves the name of{you}."

Acts 18:25The-same has-been-being having-been-orally-informed/instructed, the way of{the Lord}, and, boiling to{the spirit}, he-has-been-speaking and has-been-teaching precisely the[neuter plural] about of{the Jesus}, standing-self-upon[i.e. vouching for] only the immerse-effect of{John}.

Acts 19:23Moreover, according-to the season, the-there, not [a] scant disturbance becomes about of{the way},

Acts 24:14Moreover, I-am-acknowledging the-same to{you}, that according-to the way, which they-are-saying [a] sect, the-same-ly I-am-rendering-employment to{the paternal God} believing/entrusting to{all the} according-to the law and to{the having-been-written} in to{the prophets},

Matthew Henry on Acts 9:2-10

Saul's Conversion. 1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. 3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven: 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 5… Read the whole commentary →

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