Acts 26:12

Acts 26:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
• New International Version (NIV)“On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"In this connection I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“While thus occupied, as I journeyed to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

Context of Acts 26:12

10I actually did this in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the saints in prison, since I had received authority for that from the chief priests. When they were put to death, I was in agreement against them. 11In all the synagogues I often punished them and tried to make them blaspheme. Since I was terribly enraged at them, I pursued them even to foreign cities. “I was traveling to Damascus under these circumstances with authority and a commission from the chief priests. 13King Agrippa, while on the road at midday, I saw a light from heaven brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me. 14We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

Acts 26:12 word by word

ἐν οἷς πορευόμενος εἰς τὴν Δαμασκὸν μετ᾽ ἐξουσίας καὶ ἐπιτροπῆς τῆς τῶν ἀρχιερέωνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Whereuponὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• asκαίkai · andG2532
• I wentπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• DamascusΔαμασκόςDamaskos · DamascusG1154
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• authorityἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• commissionἐπιτροπήepitropē · commissionG2011
• fromπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749

Cross-references for Acts 26:12

• Acts 9:1Now Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest
• Acts 22:5as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. After I received letters from them to the brothers, I traveled to Damascus to arrest those who were there and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
• Acts 26:10I actually did this in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the saints in prison, since I had received authority for that from the chief priests. When they were put to death, I was in agreement against them.
• 1 Kings 21:8So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
• Psalms 94:20Can a corrupt throne be your ally, a throne that makes evil laws?
• Isaiah 10:1Woe to those enacting crooked statutes and writing oppressive laws
• Jeremiah 26:8When he finished the address the Lord had commanded him to deliver to all the people, immediately the priests, the prophets, and all the people took hold of him, yelling, “You must surely die!
• Jeremiah 29:26‘The Lord has appointed you priest in place of the priest Jehoiada to be the chief officer in the temple of the Lord, responsible for every madman who acts like a prophet. You must confine him in the stocks and an iron collar.
• John 7:45Then the servants came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why didn’t you bring him?”
• John 11:57The chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should report it so that they could arrest him.

Commentaries on Acts 26:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Whereupon as I went to Damascus - See the whole account of the conversion of Saul of Tarsus explained at large, in the notes on Acts 9:2; (note), etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12-15Verses 12-15 See this passage explained in the notes on Acts 9:5, etc.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of Christ both to him and in him; when in the full career of his sin. He was made a minister by Divine authority: the same Jesus who appeared to him in that glorious light, ordered him to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. A world that sits in darkness must be enlightened; those must be brought to know the things that belong to their everlasting peace, who are yet ignorant of them. A…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-18See 9:1–18.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-159-15. (See on Ac 9:1, &c.; and compare Ac 22:4, &c.)Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 26:12

• Converts
• Court
• Damascus
• Defense
• Paul
• Testimony
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Damascus
• Above
• Agrippa II.
• Beside
• Corner
• Disobedient
• Incredible
• Instantly
• James
• Mad

Commentaries on Acts 26

• 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