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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Acts 26:10

8Why do you people think it is unbelievable that God raises the dead? 9Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene. And that is what I did in Jerusalem: Not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons by the authority I received from the chief priests, but I also cast my vote against them when they were sentenced to death. 11I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. Because I was so furiously enraged at them, I went to persecute them even in foreign cities. 12“While doing this very thing, as I was going to Damascus with authority and complete power from 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 7:58When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
• Acts 8:1And Saul agreed completely with killing him. Now on that day a great persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were forced to scatter throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
• Acts 9:13But Ananias replied, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem,
• Acts 22:4I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,
• 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 way of life in Judaism, how I was savagely persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it.
• Acts 9:32Now as Peter was traveling around from place to place, he also came down to the saints who lived in Lydda.
• Psalms 16:3As for God’s chosen people who are in the land, and the leading officials I admired so much –
• Romans 15:25But now I go to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.
• Ephesians 1:1From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints [in Ephesus], the faithful in Christ Jesus.
• Revelation 17:6I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus. I was greatly astounded when I saw her.
• Acts 9:14and here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call on your name!”
• Acts 22:5as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. From them I also received letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to make arrests there and bring the prisoners 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