Acts 26:21
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.”
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“For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“because of these things the Jews--having caught me in the temple--were endeavouring to kill <FI>me<Fi> .”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 26:21 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 21:27When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
- Acts 21:30The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
- Acts 22:22The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
- Acts 23:12When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
- Acts 25:3to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
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