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.
• New International Version (NIV)“I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose 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.

Context of Acts 26:9

7unto which promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God night and day, hope to attain. And concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, O king! 8Why is it judged incredible with you, if God doth raise the dead? I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my vote against them. 11And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto 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

• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• thoughtδοκέωdokeō · to thinkG1380
• withπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• myselfἐμαυτοῦemautou emautō emauton · myselfG1683
• oughtδεῖdei · be necessaryG1163
• doπράσσωprassō · to do/requireG4238
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• contraryἐναντίοςenantios · hostileG1727
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• NazarethΝαζωραῖοςNazōraios · NazarethG3480

Cross-references for Acts 26:9

• John 16:2They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the hour cometh, that whosoever killeth you shall think that he offereth service unto God.
• Romans 10:2For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
• Galatians 1:13For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havock of it:
• Philippians 3:6as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
• 1 Timothy 1:13though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;
• Acts 3:6But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.
• Acts 9:16for I will shew him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.
• Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, What do ye, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
• Acts 22:8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
• Acts 24:5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

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
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• Defense
• Paul
• Zeal, Religious

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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