KJV King James Version
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
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Acts 22:19
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
WEB World English Bible
I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
ASV American Standard Version
And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I said, Lord, they—they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;
Surrounding context — Acts 22
16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and [then] lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a [fellow] from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
κἀγὼG1473 · egōI/weεἶπον·G2036 · eiponto sayκύριε,G2962 · kurioslord: GodαὐτοὶG846 · autosit/s/heἐπίστανταιG1987 · epistamaito know/understandὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weἤμηνG1510 · eimito beφυλακίζωνG5439 · phulakizōto imprisonκαὶG2532 · kaiandδέρωνG1194 · derōto beat upκατὰG2596 · kataaccording toτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoσυναγωγὰςG4864 · sunagōgēsynagogueτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπιστεύονταςG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)ἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstσέ·G4771 · suyou
Cross-references
Acts 22:4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.Matthew 10:17But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;Acts 8:3As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison.Acts 9:1And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,Acts 26:9-12I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
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