Acts 9:1

But Saul, yet a blower [or a breather] of menaces, and of beatings, [or slaying (s)], against the disciples of the Lord, came to the prince of (the) priests, (But Saul, still a breather of threats, and killings, against the disciples of the Lord, came to the High Priest,)

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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

2and asked of (or from) him letters into Damascus, to the synagogues; that if he found any men or women of this life, he should lead them bound (back) to Jerusalem.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:12Betake thou not me into the souls of them, that trouble me; for wicked witnesses have risen against me, and wickedness lied to itself. (Deliver thou me not unto those who trouble me; for wicked witnesses have risen up against me, and the wicked lie even to themselves!)

Acts 8:3But Saul greatly destroyed the church, and entered by houses, and drew out men and women, and betook them into prison [or into keeping], (or and delivered them to prison).

Acts 22:3I am a man a Jew, born at Tarsus of Cilicia, nourished and in this city beside the feet of Gamaliel [or nourished forsooth in this city beside the feet of Gamaliel], taught by the truth of (our) fathers’ law, a lover [or a follower] of the law (or an ardent follower of the Law), as also ye all be today.

1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles, that am not worthy to be called (an) apostle, for I pursued the church of God (or for I persecuted God’s church).

Philippians 3:6by love pursuing the church of God, by rightwiseness that is in the law living without (com)plaint. (zealously persecuting God’s church, by the righteousness that is in the Law living without any fault.)

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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