Acts 26:9

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Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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  • 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 Even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
  • Acts 22:8 : 8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.’
  • Acts 24:5 : 5 We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
  • Rom 10:2 : 2 I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but it is not based on true knowledge.
  • Gal 1:13-14 : 13 For 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. 14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, being far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.
  • Phil 3:6 : 6 as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
  • John 15:21 : 21 But they will do all these things to you because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me.
  • John 16:2-3 : 2 They will ban you from the synagogue. But the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God. 3 They will do these things because they have not known the Father or me.
  • Acts 3:6 : 6 But Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk."
  • Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake."
  • Acts 21:13 : 13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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  • Acts 26:10-15
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    10And that is what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests. And when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

    11I punished them often in all the synagogues, trying to force them to blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

    12In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests.

    13At midday, O King, while I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.

    14When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in Hebrew, saying, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

    15I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord replied, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.'

  • Acts 22:19-20
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    19But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.

    20And when the blood of Your servant Stephen was being shed, I stood there, giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.'

  • Gal 1:13-14
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    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.

    14I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, being far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

  • Acts 22:3-11
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    3I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city and educated at the feet of Gamaliel, strictly according to the law of our ancestors. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.

    4I persecuted this Way to the point of death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison.

    5As the high priest and the council of elders can testify, I even obtained letters from them to the brothers in Damascus and went there to bring back these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.

    6But as I was traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

    7I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’

    8I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.’

    9Now those who were with me saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me.

    10I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told everything that has been assigned for you to do.’

    11Since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and went into Damascus.

  • Acts 9:21
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    21All who heard him were amazed and said, "Isn’t this the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And didn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?"

  • Acts 9:13-14
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    13Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

    14And here he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.

  • Acts 26:4-5
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    4The way of life I have lived since my youth, from the very beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem, is well known to all the Jews.

    5They have known me for a long time, and if they are willing, they can testify that I lived according to the strictest sect of our religion as a Pharisee.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21For this reason, the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

  • Acts 24:14
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    14But I admit this to you: I worship the God of our ancestors according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in the Law and written in the Prophets.

  • Acts 9:1-2
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    1But Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, approached the high priest.

    2He requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

  • Phil 3:6
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    6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

  • 1 Tim 1:13
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    13Even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.

  • Gal 1:23
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    23They only heard the report: 'The one who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.'

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

  • Acts 9:23
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    23After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him.

  • Acts 28:19
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    19But when the Jews objected, I felt compelled to appeal to Caesar—not because I had any accusation to bring against my own people.

  • Acts 25:15
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    15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, requesting a judgment against him.

  • Acts 9:16
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    16For I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake."

  • Acts 26:8
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    8Why is it considered unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?

  • Acts 9:4-6
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    4He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?"

    5He said, "Who are You, Lord?" The Lord replied, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."

    6Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do."

  • Acts 24:20
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    20Or let these men here state what wrongdoing they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin.

  • Acts 23:29
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    29I found that he was accused concerning matters of their law but had no charge against him deserving death or imprisonment.

  • Acts 25:20
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    20Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding these charges.

  • Acts 26:2
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    2I consider myself fortunate, King Agrippa, that today I am able to make my defense before you concerning all the accusations brought against me by the Jews.

  • Acts 9:26-27
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    26When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

    27But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He explained to them how Saul had seen the Lord on the road, that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

  • Acts 25:18
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    18When the accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

  • Acts 25:8
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    8Paul defended himself, saying, 'I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews, the temple, or Caesar.'

  • Acts 26:19
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    19So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

  • Acts 25:10
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    10Paul said, 'I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you yourself clearly know.'