Acts 26:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.”
Acts 26:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 26:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 26:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.”
Acts 26:9 — World English Bible
Acts 26:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.”
Acts 26:9 — American Standard Version
Acts 26:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved <FI>me<Fi> many things to do,”
Acts 26:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 26:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.”
Acts 26:9 — Darby Translation
Acts 26:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I also verely thought in my selfe, that I ought to doe many contrarie things against the Name of Iesus of Nazareth.”
Acts 26:9 — Geneva Bible
Acts 26:9 in Context — Acts 26
7 Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.
8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 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.
11 And 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.
What Does Acts 26:9 Mean?
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