Acts 26:9
“I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 26:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
I myself, it is true, once thought it my duty to oppose in every way the name of Jesus of Nazareth;
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ich meinte freilich bei mir selbst, gegen den Namen Jesu, des Nazaräers, viel Widriges tun zu müssen,
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Yo ciertamente había pensado deber hacer muchas cosas contra el nombre de Jesús de Nazaret:
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Eu realmente tinha pensado comigo mesmo, que contra o nome de Jesus eu tinha que fazer muitas oposições.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Durante um tempo, pensava comigo mesmo que devia fazer muitas coisas contra o Nome de Jesus de Nazaré.
📖 Acts 26:9 in Context
7Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
8Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
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