Acts 9:21

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And all those hearing were amazed, and said, `Is not this he who laid waist in Jerusalem those calling on this name, and hither to this intent had come, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?'

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  • Acts 9:13-14 : 13 And Ananias answered, `Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many evils he did to Thy saints in Jerusalem, 14 and here he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all those calling on Thy name.'
  • Acts 8:3 : 3 and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;
  • Acts 9:1-2 : 1 And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest, 2 did ask from him letters to Damascus, unto the synagogues, that if he may find any being of the way, both men and women, he may bring them bound to Jerusalem.
  • Gal 1:13-24 : 13 for ye did hear of my behaviour once in Judaism, that exceedingly I was persecuting the assembly of God, and wasting it, 14 and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in mine own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers' deliverances, 15 and when God was well pleased -- having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called `me' through His grace -- 16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim him good news among the nations, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem unto those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus, 18 then, after three years I went up to Jerusalem to enquire about Peter, and remained with him fifteen days, 19 and other of the apostles I did not see, except James, the brother of the Lord. 20 And the things that I write to you, lo, before God -- I lie not; 21 then I came to the regions of Syria and of Cilicia, 22 and was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea, that `are' in Christ, 23 and only they were hearing, that `he who is persecuting us then, doth now proclaim good news -- the faith that then he was wasting;' 24 and they were glorifying God in me.
  • 2 Thess 1:10 : 10 when He may come to be glorified in his saints, and to be wondered at in all those believing -- because our testimony was believed among you -- in that day;
  • 1 John 3:1 : 1 See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;
  • Num 23:23 : 23 For no enchantment `is' against Jacob, Nor divination against Israel, At the time it is said of Jacob and Israel, What hath God wrought!
  • Ps 71:7 : 7 As a wonder I have been to many, And Thou `art' my strong refuge.
  • Isa 8:18 : 18 Lo, I, and the children whom Jehovah hath given to me, `Are' for signs and for wonders in Israel, From Jehovah of Hosts, who is dwelling in Mount Zion.
  • Zech 3:8 : 8 Hear, I pray thee, Joshua, the high priest, Thou and thy companions sitting before thee, (For men of type `are' they,) For lo, I am bringing in My servant -- a Shoot.
  • Matt 13:54-55 : 54 and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, `Whence to this one this wisdom and the mighty works? 55 is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary, and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
  • Mark 5:15-20 : 15 and they come unto Jesus, and see the demoniac, sitting, and clothed, and right-minded -- him having had the legion -- and they were afraid; 16 and those having seen `it', declared to them how it had come to pass to the demoniac, and about the swine; 17 and they began to call upon him to go away from their borders. 18 And he having gone into the boat, the demoniac was calling on him that he may be with him, 19 and Jesus did not suffer him, but saith to him, `Go away to thy house, unto thine own `friends', and tell them how great things the Lord did to thee, and dealt kindly with thee; 20 and he went away, and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus did to him, and all were wondering.
  • John 9:8-9 : 8 the neighbours, therefore, and those seeing him before, that he was blind, said, `Is not this he who is sitting and begging?' 9 others said -- `This is he;' and others -- `He is like to him;' he himself said, -- `I am `he'.'
  • Acts 2:6 : 6 and the rumour of this having come, the multitude came together, and was confounded, because they were each one hearing them speaking in his proper dialect,
  • Acts 2:12 : 12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one unto another, `What would this wish to be?'
  • Acts 3:10 : 10 they were knowing him also that this it was who for a kindness was sitting at the Beautiful gate of the temple, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what hath happened to him.
  • Acts 4:13 : 13 And beholding the openness of Peter and John, and having perceived that they are men unlettered and plebeian, they were wondering -- they were taking knowledge also of them that with Jesus they had been --

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    22and was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea, that `are' in Christ,

    23and only they were hearing, that `he who is persecuting us then, doth now proclaim good news -- the faith that then he was wasting;'

  • Acts 9:1-8
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    1And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,

    2did ask from him letters to Damascus, unto the synagogues, that if he may find any being of the way, both men and women, he may bring them bound to Jerusalem.

    3And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,

    4and having fallen upon the earth, he heard a voice saying to him, `Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?'

    5And he said, `Who art thou, Lord?' and the Lord said, `I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;'

    6trembling also, and astonished, he said, `Lord, what dost thou wish me to do?' and the Lord `said' unto him, `Arise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behoveth thee to do.'

    7And the men who are journeying with him stood speechless, hearing indeed the voice but seeing no one,

    8and Saul arose from the earth, and his eyes having been opened, he beheld no one, and leading him by the hand they brought him to Damascus,

  • Acts 9:22-23
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    22And Saul was still more strengthened, and he was confounding the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

    23And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him,

  • Acts 9:26-30
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    26And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,

    27and Barnabas having taken him, brought `him' unto the apostles, and did declare to them how in the way he saw the Lord, and that he spake to him, and how in Damascus he was speaking boldly in the name of Jesus.

    28And he was with them, coming in and going out in Jerusalem,

    29and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him,

    30and the brethren having known, brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

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    11and the Lord `saith' unto him, `Having risen, go on unto the street that is called Straight, and seek in the house of Judas, `one' by name Saul of Tarsus, for, lo, he doth pray,

    12and he saw in a vision a man, by name Ananias, coming in, and putting a hand on him, that he may see again.'

    13And Ananias answered, `Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many evils he did to Thy saints in Jerusalem,

    14and here he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all those calling on Thy name.'

    15And the Lord said unto him, `Be going on, because a choice vessel to Me is this one, to bear My name before nations and kings -- the sons also of Israel;

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    9`I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved `me' many things to do,

    10which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I in prison did shut up, from the chief priests having received the authority; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them,

    11and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining `them' to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting `them' even unto strange cities.

    12`In which things, also, going on to Damascus -- with authority and commission from the chief priests --

    13at mid-day, I saw in the way, O king, out of heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me a light -- and those going on with me;

    14and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!

    15`And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;

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    3`I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactitude of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all ye are to-day.

    4`And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,

    5as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,

    6and it came to pass, in my going on and coming nigh to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of the heaven there shone a great light round about me,

    7I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?

    8`And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute --

    9and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me --

    10and I said, What shall I do, Lord? and the Lord said unto me, Having risen, go on to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things that have been appointed for thee to do.

    11`And when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to Damascus,

  • Acts 9:20
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    20and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

  • Gal 1:13
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    13for ye did hear of my behaviour once in Judaism, that exceedingly I was persecuting the assembly of God, and wasting it,

  • Acts 8:3
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    3and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

  • Acts 22:19
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    19and I said, Lord, they -- they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;

  • Acts 26:21
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    21because of these things the Jews -- having caught me in the temple -- were endeavouring to kill `me'.

  • Acts 13:9
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    9And Saul -- who also `is' Paul -- having been filled with the Holy Spirit, and having looked stedfastly on him,

  • Acts 21:31
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    31and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,

  • Acts 9:17
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    17And Ananias went away, and did enter into the house, and having put upon him `his' hands, said, `Saul, brother, the Lord hath sent me -- Jesus who did appear to thee in the way in which thou wast coming -- that thou mayest see again, and mayest be filled with the Holy Spirit.'

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    19and having saluted them, he was declaring, one by one, each of the things God did among the nations through his ministration,

  • Acts 22:13
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    13having come unto me and stood by `me', said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and I the same hour did look up to him;

  • Acts 21:28
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    28crying out, `Men, Israelites, help! this is the man who, against the people, and the law, and this place, all everywhere is teaching; and further, also, Greeks he brought into the temple, and hath defiled this holy place;'

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    22And they were hearing him unto this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, `Away from the earth with such an one; for it is not fit for him to live.'