Acts 26:9

"I myself, however, thought it a duty to do many things in hostility to the name of Jesus, the Nazarene.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

In Context

8Why is it deemed with all of you a thing past belief if God raises the dead to life?

10And that was how I acted in Jerusalem. Armed with authority received from the High Priests I shut up many of God's people in various prisons, and when they were about to be put to death I gave my vote against them.

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Cross References

John 15:21But they will inflict all this suffering upon you on account of your bearing my name--because they do not know Him who sent me.

Acts 3:6"I have no silver or gold," Peter said, "but what I have, I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene-- walk!"

Acts 21:13His reply was, "What can you mean by thus breaking my heart with your grief? Why, as for me, I am ready not only to go to Jerusalem and be put in chains, but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus."

Acts 24:5For we have found this man Paul a source of mischief and a disturber of the peace among all the Jews throughout the Empire, and a ringleader in the heresy of the Nazarenes.

Galatians 1:13For you have heard of my early career in Judaism--how I furiously persecuted the Church of God, and made havoc of it;

1 Timothy 1:13though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and had been insolent in outrage. Yet mercy was shown me, because I had acted ignorantly, not having as yet believed;

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 →

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