Acts 26:12 “In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and com…”

Acts 26:12

In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

World English Bible

“Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,

American Standard Version

Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,

Geneva Bible 1599

At which time, euen as I went to Damascus with authoritie, and commission from the hie Priests,

Darby Translation

And when, [engaged] in this, I was journeying to Damascus, with authority and power from the chief priests,

Young's Literal Translation

'In which things, also, going on to Damascus — with authority and commission from the chief priests —

Bible in Basic English

Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests,

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Cross references

“as”

Acts 9:1 Acts 9:2 Acts 22:5

Acts 9:1 · BSB

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest

Acts 9:2 · BSB

and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

Acts 22:5 · BSB

as 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.

“with”

Acts 26:10 1 Kings 21:8–10 Isaiah 10:1 Jeremiah 26:8 John 7:45–48 John 11:57

Acts 26:10 · BSB

And 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.

1 Kings 21:8–10 · BSB

Then 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.

Isaiah 10:1 · BSB

Woe to those who enact unjust statutes and issue oppressive decrees,

Jeremiah 26:8 · BSB

and 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!

John 7:45–48 · BSB

Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring Him in?”

John 11:57 · BSB

But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

13About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.

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