Acts 9:1 “Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the…”

Acts 9:1

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

World English Bible

But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

American Standard Version

But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

Geneva Bible 1599

And Saul yet breathing out threatnings and slaughter against the disciples of ye Lord, went vnto the hie Priest,

Darby Translation

But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came to the high priest

Young's Literal Translation

And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,

Bible in Basic English

But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

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Cross references

“Saul”

Acts 8:3 1 Timothy 1:13 Galatians 1:13 1 Corinthians 15:9 Acts 7:58 Acts 26:9–11

Acts 8:3 · BSB

But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

1 Timothy 1:13 · BSB

I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

Galatians 1:13 · BSB

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

1 Corinthians 15:9 · BSB

For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Acts 7:58 · BSB

They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Acts 26:9–11 · BSB

So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

“breathing”

Psalm 27:12

Psalm 27:12 · BSB

Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

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

In context

2and 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.

Read Acts 9