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 Living Translation (NLT)“One day I was on such a mission to Damascus, armed with the authority and commission of the leading priests.

Context of Acts 26:12

10This 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. 11And 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. “While thus occupied, as I journeyed to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, 13at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me. 14And when we all had fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, ‘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 9:1Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
• Acts 22:5as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the council of the elders, from whom I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus to bring in chains even those who were there to Jerusalem to be punished.
• Acts 26:10This 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.
• 1 Kings 21:8And she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling in the city with Naboth.
• Psalms 94:20Shall the throne of iniquity, which devises evil by law, Have fellowship with You?
• Isaiah 10:1“Woe to those who decree unrighteous decrees, Who write misfortune, Which they have prescribed
• Jeremiah 26:8Now it happened, when Jeremiah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, that the priests and the prophets and all the people seized him, saying, “You will surely die!
• Jeremiah 29:26“The Lord has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, so that there should be officers in the house of the Lord over every man who is demented and considers himself a prophet, that you should put him in prison and in the stocks.
• John 7:45Then the officers came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why have you not brought Him?”
• John 11:57Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might seize 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
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• Damascus
• Defense
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• Testimony
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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