Acts 9:1

But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, having come to the high priest,

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

In Context

2asked from him letters to Damascus against the synagogues, in order that if he should find any being of the way, both men and women, he might lead them bound to Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Acts 8:3But Saul was laying waste the church, entering into the houses, and arresting men and women, he committed them to prison.

Acts 22:3And he says, I am Jewish man, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, having been brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the accuracy of patristic law, being a zealot of God, as you all are this day;

1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Philippians 3:6in reference to zeal, persecuting the church, according to righteousness which was in the law being 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 →

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