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New Revised Standard
Acts 22:4
I persecuted this Way up to the point of death by binding both men and women and putting them in prison,
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Christian Standard Bible®
I persecuted this Way to the death, arresting and putting both men and women in jail,
I persecuted this Way to the death, arresting and putting both men and women in jail,
King James Version (1611)
And I persecuted this way vnto the death, binding and deliuering into prisons both men and women,
And I persecuted this way vnto the death, binding and deliuering into prisons both men and women,
King James Version
And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
English Standard Version
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women,
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women,
New American Standard Bible
"I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons,
"I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons,
New Century Version
I persecuted the people who followed the Way of Jesus, and some of them were even killed. I arrested men and women and put them in jail.
I persecuted the people who followed the Way of Jesus, and some of them were even killed. I arrested men and women and put them in jail.
Amplified Bible
"I persecuted and pursued the followers of this Way to the death, binding them with chains and putting [followers of Jesus] both men and women into prisons,
"I persecuted and pursued the followers of this Way to the death, binding them with chains and putting [followers of Jesus] both men and women into prisons,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons,
"I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons,
Legacy Standard Bible
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering both men and women into prisons,
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering both men and women into prisons,
Berean Standard Bible
I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
Contemporary English Version
I made trouble for everyone who followed the Lord's Way, and I even had some of them killed. I had others arrested and put in jail. I didn't care if they were men or women.
I made trouble for everyone who followed the Lord's Way, and I even had some of them killed. I had others arrested and put in jail. I didn't care if they were men or women.
Complete Jewish Bible
I persecuted to death the followers of this Way, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison.
I persecuted to death the followers of this Way, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison.
Darby Translation
who have persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women;
who have persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women;
Easy-to-Read Version
I persecuted the people who followed the Way. Some of them were killed because of me. I arrested men and women and put them in jail.
I persecuted the people who followed the Way. Some of them were killed because of me. I arrested men and women and put them in jail.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And I persecuted this way vnto the death, binding and deliuering into prison both men and women.
And I persecuted this way vnto the death, binding and deliuering into prison both men and women.
George Lamsa Translation
And I persecuted this religion to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
And I persecuted this religion to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Good News Translation
I persecuted to the death the people who followed this Way. I arrested men and women and threw them into prison.
I persecuted to the death the people who followed this Way. I arrested men and women and threw them into prison.
Lexham English Bible
I persecuted this Way to the death, tying up and delivering to prison both men and women,
I persecuted this Way to the death, tying up and delivering to prison both men and women,
Literal Translation
I persecuted this Way as far as death, binding and delivering up both men and women to prisons,
I persecuted this Way as far as death, binding and delivering up both men and women to prisons,
American Standard Version
and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Bible in Basic English
And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison.
And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison.
Hebrew Names Version
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
International Standard Version
I persecuted this Way even to the death and kept tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,Acts 8:3; 26:9-11; Philippians 3:6; 1 Timothy 1:13;">[xr]
I persecuted this Way even to the death and kept tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,Acts 8:3; 26:9-11; Philippians 3:6; 1 Timothy 1:13;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And this way I persecuted unto the death, while I bound and delivered to the house of the bound both men and women;
And this way I persecuted unto the death, while I bound and delivered to the house of the bound both men and women;
Murdock Translation
And I persecuted this way, even to death; for I bound, and delivered up to prison, [fn] men and women.
And I persecuted this way, even to death; for I bound, and delivered up to prison, [fn] men and women.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And I persecuted this way vnto the death, byndyng & delyueryng into prison both men and women,
And I persecuted this way vnto the death, byndyng & delyueryng into prison both men and women,
English Revised Version
and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
World English Bible
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women: As likewise the high priest is my witness, and all the estate of the elders:
And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women: As likewise the high priest is my witness, and all the estate of the elders:
Weymouth's New Testament
I persecuted to death this new faith, continually binding both men and women and throwing them into prison;
I persecuted to death this new faith, continually binding both men and women and throwing them into prison;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Y pursuede this weie til to the deth, byndynge and bitakinge `in to holdis men and wymmen,
And Y pursuede this weie til to the deth, byndynge and bitakinge `in to holdis men and wymmen,
Update Bible Version
and I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
and I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
Webster's Bible Translation
And I persecuted this way even to death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
And I persecuted this way even to death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
New English Translation
I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,
I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,
New King James Version
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
New Living Translation
And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison.
And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison.
New Life Bible
"I worked hard and killed men and women who believed as I believe today. I put them in chains and sent them to prison.
"I worked hard and killed men and women who believed as I believe today. I put them in chains and sent them to prison.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and, this way, I persecuted unto the death, binding and delivering up into prisons both men and women: -
and, this way, I persecuted unto the death, binding and delivering up into prisons both men and women: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
Who persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
Revised Standard Version
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women,
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and I persecuted this waye vnto the deeth byndynge and delyveringe into preson bothe men and wemen
and I persecuted this waye vnto the deeth byndynge and delyveringe into preson bothe men and wemen
Young's Literal Translation
`And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,
`And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and I persecuted this waye vnto the death. I bounde them and delyuered them vnto preson, both men and wemen,
and I persecuted this waye vnto the death. I bounde them and delyuered them vnto preson, both men and wemen,
Mace New Testament (1729)
for I persecuted this sect even to death, throwing them into chains and prisons both men and women:
for I persecuted this sect even to death, throwing them into chains and prisons both men and women:
THE MESSAGE
"I went after anyone connected with this ‘Way,' went at them hammer and tongs, ready to kill for God. I rounded up men and women right and left and had them thrown in prison. You can ask the Chief Priest or anyone in the High Council to verify this; they all knew me well. Then I went off to our brothers in Damascus, armed with official documents authorizing me to hunt down the followers of Jesus there, arrest them, and bring them back to Jerusalem for sentencing.
"I went after anyone connected with this ‘Way,' went at them hammer and tongs, ready to kill for God. I rounded up men and women right and left and had them thrown in prison. You can ask the Chief Priest or anyone in the High Council to verify this; they all knew me well. Then I went off to our brothers in Damascus, armed with official documents authorizing me to hunt down the followers of Jesus there, arrest them, and bring them back to Jerusalem for sentencing.
Simplified Cowboy Version
I even hunted down Jesus's followers and either killed 'em or locked 'em up. It didn't matter if they were men or women, I hounded them day and night.
I even hunted down Jesus's followers and either killed 'em or locked 'em up. It didn't matter if they were men or women, I hounded them day and night.
Contextual Overview
3 "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated strictly according to our ancestral law, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today. 4 I persecuted this Way up to the point of death by binding both men and women and putting them in prison, 5 as the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. From them I also received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I went there in order to bind those who were there and to bring them back to Jerusalem for punishment. 6 "While I was on my way and approaching Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone about me. 7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?' 8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?' Then he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth whom you are persecuting.' 9 Now those who were with me saw the light but did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me. 10 I asked, ‘What am I to do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go to Damascus; there you will be told everything that has been assigned to you to do.' 11 Since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, those who were with me took my hand and led me to Damascus. 12 "A certain Ananias, who was a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews living there,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
I persecuted: Acts 22:19, Acts 22:20, Acts 7:58, Acts 8:1-4, Acts 9:1, Acts 9:2, Acts 9:13, Acts 9:14, Acts 9:21, Acts 26:9-11, 1 Corinthians 15:9, Philippians 3:6, 1 Timothy 1:13-15
this: Acts 16:17, Acts 18:26, Acts 19:9, Acts 19:23, Acts 24:14
Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:29 - General Psalms 67:2 - thy way Luke 11:49 - and some John 16:2 - the time Acts 5:14 - multitudes Acts 8:3 - General Acts 26:10 - I also Galatians 1:13 - how
Cross-References
Exodus 5:3
Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has revealed himself to us; let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the Lord our God, or he will fall upon us with pestilence or sword."
Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has revealed himself to us; let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the Lord our God, or he will fall upon us with pestilence or sword."
Exodus 15:22
Then Moses ordered Israel to set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.
Then Moses ordered Israel to set out from the Red Sea, and they went into the wilderness of Shur. They went three days in the wilderness and found no water.
Exodus 19:11
and prepare for the third day, because on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
and prepare for the third day, because on the third day the Lord will come down upon Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
Exodus 19:15
And he said to the people, "Prepare for the third day; do not go near a woman."
And he said to the people, "Prepare for the third day; do not go near a woman."
Leviticus 7:17
but what is left of the flesh of the sacrifice shall be burned up on the third day.
but what is left of the flesh of the sacrifice shall be burned up on the third day.
Numbers 10:33
So they set out from the mount of the Lord three days' journey with the ark of the covenant of the Lord going before them three days' journey, to seek out a resting place for them,
So they set out from the mount of the Lord three days' journey with the ark of the covenant of the Lord going before them three days' journey, to seek out a resting place for them,
Numbers 19:12
They shall purify themselves with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, and so be clean; but if they do not purify themselves on the third day and on the seventh day, they will not become clean.
They shall purify themselves with the water on the third day and on the seventh day, and so be clean; but if they do not purify themselves on the third day and on the seventh day, they will not become clean.
Numbers 19:19
The clean person shall sprinkle the unclean ones on the third day and on the seventh day, thus purifying them on the seventh day. Then they shall wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water, and at evening they shall be clean.
The clean person shall sprinkle the unclean ones on the third day and on the seventh day, thus purifying them on the seventh day. Then they shall wash their clothes and bathe themselves in water, and at evening they shall be clean.
Numbers 31:19
Camp outside the camp seven days; whoever of you has killed any person or touched a corpse, purify yourselves and your captives on the third and on the seventh day.
Camp outside the camp seven days; whoever of you has killed any person or touched a corpse, purify yourselves and your captives on the third and on the seventh day.
Joshua 1:11
"Pass through the camp, and command the people: ‘Prepare your provisions; for in three days you are to cross over the Jordan, to go in to take possession of the land that the Lord your God gives you to possess.'"
"Pass through the camp, and command the people: ‘Prepare your provisions; for in three days you are to cross over the Jordan, to go in to take possession of the land that the Lord your God gives you to possess.'"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And I persecuted this way unto the death,.... That is, the Christian religion, and the professors of it; whom the apostle breathed out threatenings and slaughter against, haled out of their houses, and committed to prison; consented to their death, as he did to Stephen's; and whenever it was put to the vote, whether they should die or not, he gave his voice against them; so that he was a most bitter enemy, and an implacable persecutor of them; which shows how very averse he was to this way, and how great his prejudices were against it; wherefore it must be a work of divine power, and there must be the singular hand of God in it, to reconcile him to it, and cause him to embrace and profess it:
binding and delivering into prisons, both men and women: see Acts 8:3.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And I persecuted - Acts 8:3.
This way - Those who were of this mode of worshipping God; that is, Christians. See the notes on Acts 9:2.
Unto the death - Intending to put them to death. He did not probably put any to death himself, but he committed them to prison; he sought their lives; he was the agent employed in arresting them; and when they were put to death, he tells us that he gave his voice against them Acts 26:10; that is, he joined in, and approved of their condemnation.
Delivering into prisons ... - Acts 8:3.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 22:4. I persecuted this way — Ταυτην την ὁδον; This doctrine, the way of worshipping God, and arriving at a state of blessedness. Acts 9:2.
Binding and delivering into prisons — Acts 8:3; and Acts 9:2.
