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 should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? 9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 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. 11And 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. 12Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission 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

• ·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 7:58And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul.
• Acts 8:1And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the Assembly which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles.
• Acts 9:13Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
• Acts 22:4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
• 1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the Assembly of God.
• Galatians 1:13For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the Assembly of God, and wasted it:
• Acts 9:32And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
• Psalms 16:3But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight.
• Romans 15:25But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.
• Ephesians 1:1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
• Revelation 17:6And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great astonishment.
• Acts 9:14And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
• Acts 22:5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for 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