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 À qual nossas doze tribos, servindo continuamente [a Deus] de dia e de noite, esperam chegar; pela qual esperança, rei Agripa, eu sou acusado pelos judeus.

8 Por que se julga como incrível entre vós que Deus ressuscite aos mortos?

9 Eu realmente tinha pensado comigo mesmo, que contra o nome de Jesus eu tinha que fazer muitas oposições.

10 O que eu também fiz em Jerusalém; e tendo recebido autoridade dos chefes dos sacerdotes, eu pus em prisões a muitos dos santos; e quando eles eram mortos, eu [também] dava meu voto contra [eles] .

11 E tendo lhes dado punição muitas vezes por todas as sinagogas, eu os forcei a blasfemarem. E estando extremamente enfurecido contra eles, até nas cidades estrangeiras eu os persegui;

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