Acts 9:1

World English Bible (2000)

But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

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  • Acts 8:3 : 3 But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.
  • Acts 9:11-21 : 11 The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying, 12 and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight." 13 But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem. 14 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 my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations 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 Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit." 18 Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized. 19 He took food and was strengthened. Saul stayed several days with the disciples who were at Damascus. 20 Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God. 21 All who heard him were amazed, and said, "Isn't this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!"
  • Ps 27:12 : 12 Don't deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty.
  • Acts 26:9-9 : 9 "I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 This I also did in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them. 11 Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
  • 1 Cor 15:9 : 9 For I am the least of the apostles, who is not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God.
  • Gal 1:13 : 13 For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it.
  • Phil 3:6 : 6 concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
  • 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
  • Acts 7:58 : 58 They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
  • Acts 22:3-5 : 3 "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day. 4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 5 As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

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  • Acts 9:2-8
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    2and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

    3As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

    4He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"

    5He said, "Who are you, Lord?" The Lord said, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

    6But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

    7The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the sound, but seeing no one.

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

  • Acts 9:10-15
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    10Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!" He said, "Behold, it's me, Lord."

    11The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

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

    13But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

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

    15But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

  • Acts 26:9-15
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    9"I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

    10This I also did in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.

    11Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

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

    13at noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.

    14When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

    15"I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

  • Acts 9:20-24
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    20Immediately in the synagogues he proclaimed the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

    21All who heard him were amazed, and said, "Isn't this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!"

    22But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

    23When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

    24but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,

  • Acts 8:1
    78%

    1Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

  • Acts 8:3
    78%

    3But Saul ravaged the assembly, entering into every house, and dragged both men and women off to prison.

  • Acts 22:4-8
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    4I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

    5As also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

    6It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light 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, whom you persecute.'

  • Acts 9:26-27
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    26When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to 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, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

  • Gal 1:13
    75%

    13For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it.

  • Acts 13:9
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    9But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, fastened his eyes on him,

  • Acts 22:19-20
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    19I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

    20When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'

  • Acts 9:29-30
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    29preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, but they were seeking to kill him.

    30When the brothers knew it, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him off to Tarsus.

  • Acts 9:17
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    17Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

  • Acts 22:10-11
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    10I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.'

    11When I couldn't see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

  • Gal 1:23
    72%

    23but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."

  • Phil 3:6
    71%

    6concerning zeal, persecuting the assembly; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

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

  • Acts 7:58
    70%

    58They threw him out of the city, and stoned him. The witnesses placed their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

  • Acts 25:2
    70%

    2Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

  • Acts 5:17
    70%

    17But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,

  • 1 Sam 19:1
    69%

    1Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David.