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Acts 9:1
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Acts 9:1
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The Conversion of Saul
9 But Saul, (A)still (B)breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to (C)the high priest
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Acts 9:1
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Acts 9:1
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Saul’s Conversion(A)
9 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples.(B) He went to the high priest
Acts 8:3
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Acts 8:3
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3 But (A)Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he (B)dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
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Acts 8:3
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Acts 8:3
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3 But Saul(A) began to destroy the church.(B) Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
1 Timothy 1:13
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1 Timothy 1:13
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13 though formerly I was a blasphemer, (A)persecutor, and insolent opponent. But (B)I received mercy (C)because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,
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1 Timothy 1:13
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1 Timothy 1:13
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13 Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor(A) and a violent man, I was shown mercy(B) because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.(C)
Galatians 1:13
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Galatians 1:13
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13 For you have heard of (A)my former life in Judaism, how (B)I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.
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Galatians 1:13
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Galatians 1:13
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13 For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism,(A) how intensely I persecuted the church of God(B) and tried to destroy it.(C)
1 Corinthians 15:9
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1 Corinthians 15:9
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9 For (A)I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because (B)I persecuted the church of God.
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1 Corinthians 15:9
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1 Corinthians 15:9
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9 For I am the least of the apostles(A) and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted(B) the church of God.(C)
Acts 9:11-21
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Acts 9:11-21
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11 And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man (A)of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, 12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and (B)lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.” 13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, (C)how much evil he has done to (D)your (E)saints at Jerusalem. 14 And here he has authority from (F)the chief priests to bind all who (G)call on your name.” 15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for (H)he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name (I)before the Gentiles and (J)kings and the children of Israel. 16 For (K)I will show him how much (L)he must suffer (M)for the sake of my name.” 17 So (N)Ananias departed and entered the house. And (O)laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and (P)be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and (Q)he regained his sight. Then (R)he rose and was baptized; 19 and (S)taking food, he was strengthened.
Saul Proclaims Jesus in Synagogues
For (T)some days he was with the disciples at Damascus. 20 And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, (U)“He is the Son of God.” 21 And all who heard him were amazed and said, “Is not this the man who (V)made havoc (W)in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?”
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Acts 9:11-21
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Acts 9:11-21
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11 The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus(A) named Saul, for he is praying. 12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on(B) him to restore his sight.”
13 “Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people(C) in Jerusalem.(D) 14 And he has come here with authority from the chief priests(E) to arrest all who call on your name.”(F)
15 But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument(G) to proclaim my name to the Gentiles(H) and their kings(I) and to the people of Israel. 16 I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.”(J)
17 Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on(K) Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”(L) 18 Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,(M) 19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength.
Saul in Damascus and Jerusalem
Saul spent several days with the disciples(N) in Damascus.(O) 20 At once he began to preach in the synagogues(P) that Jesus is the Son of God.(Q) 21 All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name?(R) And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”(S)
Acts 26:9-11
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Acts 26:9-11
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9 (A)“I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of (B)Jesus of Nazareth. 10 (C)And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority (D)from the chief priests, but (E)when they were put to death I cast my vote against them. 11 And (F)I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them (G)blaspheme, and (H)in raging fury against them I (I)persecuted them even to foreign cities.
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Acts 26:9-11
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Acts 26:9-11
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9 “I too was convinced(A) that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose(B) the name of Jesus of Nazareth.(C) 10 And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people(D) in prison,(E) and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.(F) 11 Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished,(G) and I tried to force them to blaspheme. I was so obsessed with persecuting them that I even hunted them down in foreign cities.
Acts 7:58
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Acts 7:58
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58 Then (A)they cast him out of the city and (B)stoned him. And (C)the witnesses laid down their garments (D)at the feet of a young man named Saul.
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Philippians 3:6
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Philippians 3:6
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6 (A)as to zeal, (B)a persecutor of the church; (C)as to righteousness under the law,[a] blameless.
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- Philippians 3:6 Greek in the law
Philippians 3:6
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Philippians 3:6
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Acts 22:3-5
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Acts 22:3-5
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3 (A)“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated (B)at the feet of (C)Gamaliel[a] (D)according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, (E)being zealous for God (F)as all of you are this day. 4 (G)I persecuted (H)this Way (I)to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, 5 as (J)the high priest and (K)the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to (L)the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.
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- Acts 22:3 Or city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated
Acts 22:3-5
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Acts 22:3-5
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3 “I am a Jew,(A) born in Tarsus(B) of Cilicia,(C) but brought up in this city. I studied under(D) Gamaliel(E) and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors.(F) I was just as zealous(G) for God as any of you are today. 4 I persecuted(H) the followers of this Way(I) to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,(J) 5 as the high priest and all the Council(K) can themselves testify. I even obtained letters from them to their associates(L) in Damascus,(M) and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.
Psalm 27:12
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Psalm 27:12
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12 (A)Give me not up to the will of my adversaries;
for (B)false witnesses have risen against me,
and they (C)breathe out violence.
Psalm 27:12
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Psalm 27:12
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12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses(A) rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
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