Acts 26:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.”
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“In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,”
King James Version · Public Domain“Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`In which things, also, going on to Damascus--with authority and commission from the chief priests--”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 26:12 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 21:8Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
- Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be Your ally— one devising mischief by decree?
- Isaiah 10:1Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,
- Jeremiah 26:8and as soon as he had finished telling all the people everything the LORD had commanded him to say, the priests and prophets and all the people seized him, shouting, “You must surely die!
- Jeremiah 29:26‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.
- John 7:45Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”
- John 11:57But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.
- Acts 9:1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
- Acts 22:5as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
- Acts 26:10And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
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