Acts 22:4

Acts 22:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
• New International Version (NIV)I persecuted the followers of this Way to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,
• English Standard Version (ESV)I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,

Context of Acts 22:4

2When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more quiet. Then Paul declared, 3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today. I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison, 5as 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. 6About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.

Acts 22:4 word by word

ὃς ταύτην τὴν ὁδὸν ἐδίωξα ἄχρι θανάτου δεσμεύων καὶ παραδιδοὺς εἰς φυλακὰς ἄνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας,Read the interlinear

• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• persecutedδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• even to theἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• detainingδεσμεύωdesmeuō · to bindG1195
• bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• throwing themπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438

Cross-references for Acts 22:4

• Acts 22:19‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.
• Acts 7:58They 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 8:1And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
• Acts 9:1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
• Acts 26:9So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
• 1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
• Philippians 3:6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
• 1 Timothy 1:13I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
• Acts 16:17This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”
• Acts 18:26And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
• Acts 19:9But when some of them stubbornly refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way, Paul took his disciples and left the synagogue to conduct daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
• Acts 24:14I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,

Commentaries on Acts 22:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I persecuted this way - ̔ ; This doctrine, the way of worshipping God, and arriving at a state of blessedness. See on Acts 9:2; (note). Binding and delivering into prisons - See on Acts 8:3; (note); Acts 9:2; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And I persecuted - Acts 8:3. This way - Those who were of this mode of worshipping God; that is, Christians. See the notes on Acts 9:2. Unto the death - Intending to put them to death. He did not probably put any to death himself, but he committed them to prison; he sought their lives; he was the agent employed in arresting them; and when they were put to death, he tells us that he gave his voice against them Acts 26:10; that is, he joined in, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21Paul gives his most complete defense of his life and faith before his own people in Jerusalem. This speech shows his flexibility as a missionary, just as his message to the Greek philosophers in Athens also did (17:22–31; see 1 Corinthians 9:20–23). He begins by showing his close connection with his audience. He explains his Jewish background and his training under Gamaliel the Elder (a respected Jewish teacher). He also describes his strong desire to…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. I persecuted, &c.--(See on Ac 9:1,2; Ac 9:5-7).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 22:4

• Bigotry
• Paul
• Way

In the dictionaries

• Antonia
• Hence
• James
• Persecute
• Scourge
• Uncondemned
• Acts of the Apostles
• Apostolic Age
• Felix; Antonius
• Paul, the Apostle

Commentaries on Acts 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings