Acts 26:9

Acts 26:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.

Context of Acts 26:9

7This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. King Agrippa, it is because of this hope that these Jews are accusing me. 8Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead? “I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10And 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. 11Many 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.

Acts 26:9 word by word

Ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν ἔδοξα ἐμαυτῷ πρὸς τὸ ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου δεῖν πολλὰ ἐναντία πρᾶξαι,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• verilyοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• thoughtδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• with myselfἐμαυτοῦemautou emautō emauton · myselfG1683
• that I oughtδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• doπράσσωprassō · to do/requireG4238
• many thingsπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• contraryἐναντίοςenantios · hostileG1727
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• the nameὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• of NazarethΝαζωραῖοςNazōraios · NazarethG3480

Cross-references for Acts 26:9

• John 16:2They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.
• Romans 10:2For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge.
• Galatians 1:13For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
• Philippians 3:6as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.
• 1 Timothy 1:13Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.
• Acts 3:6Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”
• Acts 9:16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”
• Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
• Acts 22:8“ ‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. “ ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied.
• Acts 24:5“We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect

Commentaries on Acts 26:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9I verily thought - I indeed ̀ mensupposed. Paul here commences the account of his conversion, and states the evidence on which he judged that he was called of God to do what he had done. He begins by saying that it was not because he was originally disposed to be a Christian, but that he was violently and conscientiously opposed to Jesus of Nazareth, and had been converted when in the full career of opposition to him and his cause. With myself - I thought…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 26:9

• Bigotry
• Court
• Defense
• Paul
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Nazareth
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Nazareth, Nazarene
• Above
• Agrippa II.
• Beside
• Conscience
• Corner
• Disobedient

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