KJV King James Version
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 9:1
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
WEB World English Bible
But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
ASV American Standard Version
But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,
Surrounding context — Acts 9
1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenΣαῦλοςG4569 · SaulosSaulἔτιG2089 · etistillἐμπνέωνG1709 · empneōto breath intoἀπειλῆςG547 · apeilēthreatκαὶG2532 · kaiandφόνουG5408 · phonosmurderεἰςG1519 · eistowardτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoμαθητὰςG3101 · mathētēsdiscipleτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoκυρίου,G2962 · kurioslord: GodπροσελθὼνG4334 · proserchomaito come near/agreeτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀρχιερεῖ,G749 · archiereushigh-priest
Cross-references
Acts 8:3As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison.1 Timothy 1:13Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief.Galatians 1:13For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:Acts 9:11-21And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for [one] called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.Acts 26:9-11I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.Acts 7:58And cast [him] out of the city, and stoned [him]: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.Acts 22:3-5I 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.Philippians 3:6Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.Psalm 27:12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
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