Acts 22:4

Acts 22:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
• New International Version (NIV)I persecuted the followers of this Way to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,
• English Standard Version (ESV)I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,

Context of Acts 22:4

2When they heard him speaking in their own language, the silence was even greater. 3Then Paul said, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today. And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison. 5The high priest and the whole council of elders can testify that this is so. For I received letters from them to our Jewish brothers in Damascus, authorizing me to bring the followers of the Way from there to Jerusalem, in chains, to be punished. 6“As I was on the road, approaching Damascus about noon, a very bright light from heaven suddenly shone down around me.

Acts 22:4 word by word

ὃς ταύτην τὴν ὁδὸν ἐδίωξα ἄχρι θανάτου δεσμεύων καὶ παραδιδοὺς εἰς φυλακὰς ἄνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I persecutedδιώκωdiōkō · to pursueG1377
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wayὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• untoἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• the deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• bindingδεσμεύωdesmeuō · to bindG1195
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• deliveringπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• prisonsφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438
• bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135

Cross-references for Acts 22:4

• Acts 22:19“‘But Lord,’ I argued, ‘they certainly know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you.
• Acts 7:58and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul.
• Acts 8:1Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria.
• Acts 9:1Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord’s followers. So he went to the high priest.
• Acts 26:9“I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.
• 1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I’m not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God’s church.
• Philippians 3:6I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.
• 1 Timothy 1:13even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.
• Acts 16:17She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, and they have come to tell you how to be saved.”
• Acts 18:26When Priscilla and Aquila heard him preaching boldly in the synagogue, they took him aside and explained the way of God even more accurately.
• Acts 19:9But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
• Acts 24:14“But I admit that I follow the Way, which they call a cult. I worship the God of our ancestors, and I firmly believe the Jewish law and everything written in the prophets.

Commentaries on Acts 22:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I persecuted this way - ̔ ; This doctrine, the way of worshipping God, and arriving at a state of blessedness. See on Acts 9:2; (note). Binding and delivering into prisons - See on Acts 8:3; (note); Acts 9:2; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4And I persecuted - Acts 8:3. This way - Those who were of this mode of worshipping God; that is, Christians. See the notes on Acts 9:2. Unto the death - Intending to put them to death. He did not probably put any to death himself, but he committed them to prison; he sought their lives; he was the agent employed in arresting them; and when they were put to death, he tells us that he gave his voice against them Acts 26:10; that is, he joined in, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21Paul gives his most complete defense of his life and faith before his own people in Jerusalem. This speech shows his flexibility as a missionary, just as his message to the Greek philosophers in Athens also did (17:22–31; see 1 Corinthians 9:20–23). He begins by showing his close connection with his audience. He explains his Jewish background and his training under Gamaliel the Elder (a respected Jewish teacher). He also describes his strong desire to…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. I persecuted, &c.--(See on Ac 9:1,2; Ac 9:5-7).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 22:4

• Bigotry
• Paul
• Way

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Commentaries on Acts 22

• 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