Acts 22:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.”

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BSBPD

“‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and I said, Lord, they--they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 22:19 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 10:17But beware of men; for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
  2. Acts 8:3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
  3. Acts 9:1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
  4. Acts 22:4I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
  5. Acts 26:9So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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