Acts 26:11

Acts 26:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
• New International Version (NIV)Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished, and I tried to force them to blaspheme. I was so obsessed with persecuting them that I even hunted them down in foreign cities.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I punished them often in every synagogue and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

Context of Acts 26:11

9“So I thought to myself that I had to act in strong opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10And this is just what I did in Jerusalem; not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons, after receiving authority from the chief priests, but I also cast my vote against them when they were being put to death. And as I punished them often in all the synagogues, I tried to force them to blaspheme; and since I was extremely enraged at them, I kept pursuing them even to foreign cities. 12“While so engaged, as I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests, 13at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were journeying with me.

Acts 26:11 word by word

καὶ κατὰ πάσας τὰς συναγωγὰς πολλάκις τιμωρῶν αὐτοὺς ἠνάγκαζον βλασφημεῖν, περισσῶς τε ἐμμαινόμενος αὐτοῖς ἐδίωκον ἕως καὶ εἰς τὰς ἔξω πόλεις.Read the interlinear

• as I punishedτιμωρέωtimōreō · to punishG5097
• them oftenπολλάκιςpollakis · oftenG4178
• in allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the synagoguesσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• I tried to forceἀναγκάζωanagkazō · to compelG315
• them to blasphemeβλασφημέωblasphēmeō · to blasphemeG987
• extremelyπερισσῶςperissōs · excessivelyG4057
• enragedἐμμαίνομαιemmainomai · be enragedG1693
• them, I kept pursuingδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
• evenἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• evenκαίkai · andG2532
• foreignἔξωexō · out/outside(r)G1854
• citiesπόλιςpolis · cityG4172

Cross-references for Acts 26:11

• Acts 22:19And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves understand that in one synagogue after another I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You.
• Matthew 10:17But be on guard against people, for they will hand you over to the courts and flog you in their synagogues;
• Mark 13:9“But be on your guard; for they will hand you over to the courts, and you will be flogged in the synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them.
• Luke 21:12“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors on account of My name.
• Acts 13:45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began contradicting the things spoken by Paul, and were blaspheming.
• Acts 18:6But when they resisted and blasphemed, he shook out his garments and said to them, “Your blood is on your own heads! I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
• Mark 3:28“Truly I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons and daughters of men, and whatever blasphemies they commit;
• Hebrews 10:28Anyone who has ignored the Law of Moses is put to death without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
• James 2:7Do they not blaspheme the good name by which you have been called?
• Acts 26:24While Paul was stating these things in his defense, Festus said in a loud voice, “Paul, you are out of your mind! Your great learning is driving you insane.”
• Ecclesiastes 9:3This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun, that there is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of the sons of mankind are full of evil, and insanity is in their hearts throughout their lives. Afterward they go to the dead.
• Luke 6:11But they themselves were filled with senseless rage, and began discussing together what they might do to Jesus.
• Luke 15:17But when he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired laborers have more than enough bread, but I am dying here from hunger!
• 2 Peter 2:16but he received a rebuke for his own offense, for a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the insanity of the prophet.

Commentaries on Acts 26:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Being exceedingly mad against them - Only a madman will persecute another because of his differing from him in religious opinion; and the fiercest persecutor is he who should be deemed the most furious madman. Unto strange cities - Places out of the jurisdiction of the Jews, such as Damascus, which he immediately mentions.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And I punished them oft … - See Acts 22:19. And compelled them to blaspheme - To blaspheme the name of Jesus by denying that he was the Messiah, and by admitting that he was an impostor. This was the object which they had in view in the persecution. It was not to make them blaspheme or reproach God, but to deny that Jesus was the Messiah, and to reproach him as a deceiver and an impostor. It is not necessarily implied in the expression, “and compelled…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

Topics related to Acts 26:11

• Blasphemy
• Court
• Defense
• Paul
• Synagogue
• Zeal, Religious

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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