Acts 22:4
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4 (A)I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
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Acts 22:19-20
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19 So I said, ‘Lord, (A)they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and (B)beat those who believe on You. 20 (C)And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by (D)consenting [a]to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’
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- Acts 22:20 NU omits to his death
1 Timothy 1:13-15
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13 although (A)I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an [a]insolent man; but I obtained mercy because (B)I did it ignorantly in unbelief. 14 (C)And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, (D)with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. 15 (E)This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that (F)Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
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- 1 Timothy 1:13 violently arrogant
Acts 26:9-11
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9 (A)“Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things [a]contrary to the name of (B)Jesus of Nazareth. 10 (C)This I also did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority (D)from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them. 11 (E)And 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.
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- Acts 26:9 against
1 Corinthians 15:9
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9 For I am (A)the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because (B)I persecuted the church of God.
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Acts 8:1-4
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Saul Persecutes the Church
8 Now Saul was consenting to his death.
At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and (A)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and (B)made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul, (C)he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.
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4 Therefore (D)those who were scattered went everywhere preaching the word.
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Philippians 3:6
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6 concerning zeal, (A)persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
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Acts 24:14
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14 But this I confess to you, that according to (A)the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the (B)God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in (C)the Law and in the Prophets.
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Acts 19:23
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23 And (A)about that time there arose a great commotion about (B)the Way.
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Acts 19:9
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9 But (A)when some were hardened and did not believe, but spoke evil (B)of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them and withdrew the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus.
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Acts 18:26
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26 So he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Aquila and Priscilla heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
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Acts 16:17
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17 This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are the servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.”
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Acts 9:21
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21 Then all who heard were amazed, and said, (A)“Is this not he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and has come here for that purpose, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?”
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Acts 9:13-14
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13 Then Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, (A)how much [a]harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all (B)who call on Your name.”
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- Acts 9:13 bad things
Acts 9:1-2
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The Damascus Road: Saul Converted(A)
9 Then (B)Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked (C)letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
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Acts 7:58
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58 and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And (A)the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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