Acts 9:13

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“But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.”

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BSBPD

“But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 9:13 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 4:13But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”
  2. 1 Samuel 16:2“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
  3. 1 Kings 18:9But Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death?
  4. Jeremiah 20:9If I say, “I will not mention Him or speak any more in His name,” His message becomes a fire burning in my heart, shut up in my bones, and I become weary of holding it in, and I cannot prevail.
  5. Ezekiel 3:14So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
  6. Jonah 1:2“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”
  7. Matthew 10:16Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
  8. 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.
  9. Acts 9:1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
  10. Acts 9:32As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
  11. Acts 22:4I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
  12. Acts 22:19‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
  13. 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.
  14. Romans 1:7To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  15. Romans 15:25Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem to serve the saints there.
  16. Romans 15:31Pray that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service in Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints there,
  17. Romans 16:2Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many people, including me.
  18. Romans 16:15Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas and all the saints with them.
  19. 1 Timothy 1:13I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

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