Acts 9:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints in Jerusalem:

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} Ananias{G367} answered,{G611} Lord,{G2962} I have heard{G191} from{G575} many{G4183} of{G4012} this{G5127} man,{G435} how much{G3745} evil{G2556} he did{G4160} to thy{G4675} saints{G40} at{G1722} Jerusalem:{G2419}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then{G1161} Ananias{G367} answered{G611}{(G5662)}, Lord{G2962}, I have heard{G191}{(G5754)} by{G575} many{G4183} of{G4012} this{G5127} man{G435}, how much{G3745} evil{G2556} he hath done{G4160}{(G5656)} to thy{G4675} saints{G40} at{G1722} Jerusalem{G2419}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then Ananias answered: Lorde I have hearde by many of this man how moche evell he hath done to thy sainctes at Ierusalem

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Ananias answered: LORDE, I haue herde by many of this mau, how moch euell he hath done to thy sayntes at Ierusale.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then Ananias answered, Lord, I haue heard by many of this man, howe much euill hee hath done to thy saints at Hierusalem.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then Ananias aunswered: Lorde, I haue heard by many, of this man, how much euyll he hath done to thy saintes, at Hierusalem.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Ananias answered, `Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many evils he did to Thy saints in Jerusalem,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But Ananias said, Lord, I have had accounts of this man from a number of people, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But Ananias replied,“Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 8:3 : 3 As for Saul, he ravaged the church, entering every house and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.
  • Acts 9:1 : 1 And Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
  • Acts 22:19-20 : 19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you. 20 And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and kept the clothes of those who killed him.
  • Acts 26:10-11 : 10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them. 11 And I punished them often in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
  • Rom 1:7 : 7 To all that are in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Rom 15:25-26 : 25 But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints. 26 For it pleased those from Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints who are in Jerusalem.
  • Rom 15:31 : 31 That I may be delivered from those in Judea who do not believe, and that my service for Jerusalem may be accepted by the saints;
  • Rom 16:2 : 2 That you receive her in the Lord, as becomes saints, and that you assist her in whatever matter she needs from you: for she has been a helper of many, and of myself also.
  • Rom 16:15 : 15 Greet Philologus, and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
  • 1 Tim 1:13-15 : 13 Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 15 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
  • Acts 9:32 : 32 And it came to pass, as Peter traveled through all quarters, he also came down to the saints dwelling in Lydda.
  • Acts 22:4 : 4 And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
  • Exod 4:13-19 : 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of him whom you will send. 14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he comes forth to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 15 And you shall speak to him, and put words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do. 16 And he shall be your spokesman to the people, and he shall be, even he shall be to you instead of a mouth, and you shall be to him instead of God. 17 And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do signs. 18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go, I pray, and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. 19 And the LORD said to Moses in Midian, Go, return to Egypt, for all the men are dead who sought your life.
  • 1 Sam 16:2 : 2 And Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.
  • 1 Kgs 18:9-9 : 9 And he said, What have I sinned, that you would deliver your servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me? 10 As the LORD your God lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you: and when they said, He is not there; he made the kingdom and nation swear that they did not find you. 11 And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from you, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry you where I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find you, he shall slay me: but I your servant have feared the LORD from my youth. 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel killed the prophets of the LORD, how I hid a hundred men of the LORD's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water? 14 And now you say, Go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
  • Jer 20:9-9 : 9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak anymore in his name. But his word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with holding back, and I could not stay. 10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, they say, and we will report it. All my familiar friends watched for my faltering, saying, Perhaps he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
  • Ezek 3:14 : 14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
  • Jonah 1:2-3 : 2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness has come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare and went down into it, to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
  • Matt 10:16 : 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: therefore, be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 9:1-12
    12 verses
    84%

    1 And Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

    2 And requested letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

    3 And as he traveled, he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven shone around him:

    4 And he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?

    5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting: it is hard for you to kick against the goads.

    6 And trembling and astonished, he said, Lord, what do you want me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do.

    7 And the men who journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice but seeing no one.

    8 And Saul arose from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one: but they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus.

    9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.

    10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

    11 And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he is praying,

    12 And has seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hand on him, so that he might receive his sight.

  • Acts 9:14-18
    5 verses
    82%

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

    15 But the Lord said to him, Go your way: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

    16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.

    17 And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

    18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight at once, and he arose and was baptized.

  • Acts 22:5-15
    11 verses
    78%

    5 As also the high priest bears me witness, and all the council of the elders, from whom I also received letters to the brothers, and went to Damascus to bring those who were there bound to Jerusalem, to be punished.

    6 And it happened, that as I made my journey and was near Damascus around noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me.

    7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?

    8 And I answered, Who are you, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.

    9 And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of him who spoke to me.

    10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told to you everything that is appointed for you to do.

    11 And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

    12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews who dwelt there,

    13 Came to me, and stood, and said to me, Brother Saul, receive your sight. And at that very moment, I looked up at him.

    14 And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know his will and see that Righteous One, and should hear the voice of his mouth.

    15 For you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.

  • Acts 9:21
    77%

    21 But all who heard him were amazed, and said, Isn't this he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

  • Acts 9:26-27
    2 verses
    76%

    26 And when Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.

    27 But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

  • Acts 26:9-16
    8 verses
    74%

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

    10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.

    11 And I punished them often in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

    12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

    13 At midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me.

    14 And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? it is hard for you to kick against the pricks.

    15 And I said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you persecute.

    16 But rise, and stand upon your feet: for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in which I will appear to you;

  • Acts 22:19
    74%

    19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

  • Acts 13:9
    73%

    9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, set his eyes on him,

  • Gal 1:23
    73%

    23 But they were only hearing, 'He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy.'

  • Gal 1:13
    72%

    13 For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.

  • Acts 5:5
    72%

    5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down and breathed his last, and great fear came on all who heard these things.

  • Acts 13:11
    72%

    11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a time. And immediately a mist and a darkness fell on him; and he went around seeking someone to lead him by the hand.

  • Acts 9:42
    70%

    42 And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.

  • Acts 23:2
    70%

    2 And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

  • Acts 11:13
    69%

    13 And he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;

  • 1 Tim 1:13
    69%

    13 Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

  • Acts 5:3
    69%

    3 But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land?