Acts 26:9

In 9 translations

BSB

So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

KJV

I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

WEB

“I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

ASV

I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

LSV

I indeed, therefore, thought with myself that it was necessary [for me] to do many things against the Name of Jesus of Nazareth,

YLT

'I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved [me] many things to do,

DBY

I indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.

DRC

And I indeed did formerly think, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

GNV

I also verely thought in my selfe, that I ought to doe many contrarie things against the Name of Iesus of Nazareth.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

Ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν ἔδοξα ἐμαυτῷ πρὸς τὸ ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου δεῖν πολλὰ ἐναντία πρᾶξαι·

RP2018

Ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν ἔδοξα ἐμαυτῷ πρὸς τὸ ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου δεῖν πολλὰ ἐναντία πρᾶξαι·

TR-Boyd

Ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν ἔδοξα ἐμαυτῷ πρὸς τὸ ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου δεῖν πολλὰ ἐναντία πρᾶξαι·

SCR1894

εγω μεν ουν εδοξα εμαυτω προς το ονομα ιησου του ναζωραιου δειν πολλα εναντια πραξαι

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• 1 Timothy 1:13I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
• Acts 22:8‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ He replied.
• Galatians 1:13–14For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the…
• Philippians 3:6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
• Romans 10:2For I testify about them that they are zealous for God, but not on the basis of knowledge.
• John 15:21But they will treat you like this because of My name, since they do not know the One who sent Me.
• Acts 24:5We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
• Acts 9:16I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
• Acts 21:13Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
• John 16:2–3They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. They will do these things because they have not known the Father or Me.
• Acts 3:6But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”

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