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The Road to Damascus

Acts 9:1

In 9 translations

BSB
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
KJV
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
WEB
But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
ASV
But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
LSV
And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the LORD, having gone to the chief priest,
YLT
And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,
DBY
But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came to the high priest
DRC
And Saul, as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
GNV
And Saul yet breathing out threatnings and slaughter against the disciples of ye Lord, went vnto the hie Priest,

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  • Spelling of ἐμπνέων: Westcott–Hort: ἐνπνέων.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Ὁ δὲ Σαῦλος ἔτι ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου εἰς τοὺς μαθητὰς τοῦ κυρίου, προσελθὼν τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ
RP2018
Ὁ δὲ Σαῦλος ἔτι ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου εἰς τοὺς μαθητὰς τοῦ κυρίου, προσελθὼν τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ,
TR-Boyd
Ὁ δὲ Σαῦλος ἔτι ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου εἰς τοὺς μαθητὰς τοῦ Κυρίου, προσελθὼν τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ,
SCR1894
ο δε σαυλος ετι εμπνεων απειλης και φονου εις τους μαθητας του κυριου προσελθων τω αρχιερει

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👤 Jesus Christ👤 Paul◆ Saul is converted

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 8:3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
  • 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 9:11–21“Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to…
  • Galatians 1:13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
  • 1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  • Acts 7:58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
  • Acts 26:9–11So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and…
  • Acts 22:3–5“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today. I…
  • Philippians 3:6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
  • Psalms 27:12Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.

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