Acts 26:10

Acts 26:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
• New International Version (NIV)And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)This I also did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Indeed, I did just that in Jerusalem. Authorized by the leading priests, I caused many believers there to be sent to prison. And I cast my vote against them when they were condemned to death.

Context of Acts 26:10

8Why is it thought incredible by any of you that God raises the dead? 9"I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth. And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. 11And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme, and in raging fury against them I persecuted them even to foreign cities. 12"In this connection I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.

Acts 26:10 word by word

ὃ καὶ ἐποίησα ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις καὶ πολλούς τε τῶν ἁγίων ἐγὼ ἐν φυλακαῖς κατέκλεισα τὴν παρὰ τῶν ἀρχιερέων ἐξουσίαν λαβών, ἀναιρουμένων τε αὐτῶν κατήνεγκα ψῆφον·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Which thingὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Iποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• of the saintsἅγιοςhagios · holy: saintG40
• didκατακλείωkatakleiō · to lock upG2623
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• in prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438
• having receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• authorityἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• fromπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the chief priestsἀρχιερεύςarchiereus · high-priestG749
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• when theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• were put to deathἀναιρέωanaireō · to killG337
• I gaveκαταφέρωkatapherō · to vote againstG2702
• my voiceψῆφοςpsēphos · stone: voteG5586

Cross-references for Acts 26:10

• Acts 7:58Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
• Acts 8:1And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
• Acts 9:13But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem.
• Acts 22:4I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women,
• 1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
• Galatians 1:13For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.
• Acts 9:32Now as Peter went here and there among them all, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.
• Psalms 16:3As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.
• Romans 15:25At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints.
• Ephesians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:
• Revelation 17:6And I saw the woman, drunk with the blood of the saints, the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I marveled greatly.
• Acts 9:14And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on your name."
• Acts 22:5as the high priest and the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.

Commentaries on Acts 26:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10Many of the saints - From what is said in this verse, it seems that Paul, before his conversion, was invested with much power: he imprisoned the Christians; punished many in various synagogues; compelled them to blaspheme - to renounce, and, perhaps, to execrate Christ, in order to save their lives; and gave his voice, exerted all his influence and authority, against them, in order that they might be put to death; and from this it would seem that there…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Which thing I also did … - Acts 8:3. And many of the saints … - Many Christians, Acts 8:3. And when they were put to death - In the history of those transactions, there is no account of any Christian being put to death except Stephen, Acts 22:20. The Syriac renders it, “I joined with those who condemned them.” It is evident, also, that Paul instigated them in this persecution, and urged them on to deeds of blood and cruelty.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23In his careful defense before King Agrippa, Paul argued that his message agreed fully with the Jewish faith. He began by respectfully recognizing Agrippa’s knowledge of Jewish matters (26:2–3). He then described his early life, his training in Judaism, and his membership in the Pharisees (a Jewish group known for strict obedience to the law; 26:4–5). Paul explained that the charges against him were only because he believed that God had fulfilled the…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

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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