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Acts 22:5
“As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Acts 22:5 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
And to that the high priest himself and all the Council can testify. For I had letters of introduction from them to our fellow Jews at Damascus, and I was on my way to that place, to bring those whom I might find there prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
wie auch der Hohepriester und die ganze Ältestenschaft mir Zeugnis gibt, von denen ich auch Briefe an die Brüder empfing und nach Damaskus reiste, um auch diejenigen, die dort waren, gebunden nach Jerusalem zu führen, auf daß sie gestraft würden.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Como también el príncipe de los sacerdotes me es testigo, y todos los ancianos; de los cuales también tomando letras á los hermanos, iba á Damasco para traer presos á Jerusalem aun á los que estuviesen allí, para que fuesen castigados.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Assim como também o sumo sacerdote me é testemunha, e todo o conselho dos anciãos; dos quais eu, tendo tomado cartas para os irmãos, fui a Damasco para que os que estivessem ali, eu também os trouxesse amarrados a Jerusalém, para que fossem castigados.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O sumo sacerdote e todos os anciãos também podem dar testemunho de que recebi cartas deles direcionadas aos irmãos em Damasco, a fim de viajar para lá. Eu devia trazer acorrentados para Jerusalém todos desse Caminho que ali estivessem, para que fossem punidos.

📖 Acts 22:5 in Context

3I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
6And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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