Parallel Verses

Amplified

I persecuted and pursued the followers of this Way to the death, binding them with chains and putting [followers of Jesus] both men and women into prisons,

New American Standard Bible

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons,

King James Version

And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Holman Bible

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women in jail,

International Standard Version

I persecuted this Way, even executing people, and kept tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,

A Conservative Version

And I persecuted this Way as far as death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

American Standard Version

and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

An Understandable Version

And I persecuted this 'Way' [even to the point of] putting people to death. [I had] both men and women bound [in chains] and locked up in prisons.

Anderson New Testament

And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prison both men and women,

Bible in Basic English

And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison.

Common New Testament

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prison both men and women,

Daniel Mace New Testament

for I persecuted this sect even to death, throwing them into chains and prisons both men and women:

Darby Translation

who have persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women;

Godbey New Testament

who after this way persecuted unto death, binding and committing to prison both men and women;

Goodspeed New Testament

I persecuted this Way even to the death, and bound both men and women and put them in prison,

John Wesley New Testament

And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women: As likewise the high priest is my witness, and all the estate of the elders:

Julia Smith Translation

Who drove out this way even to death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women.

King James 2000

And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Lexham Expanded Bible

{I} persecuted this Way to the death, tying up and delivering to prison both men and women,

Modern King James verseion

I persecuted this Way as far as death, binding and delivering both men and women into prisons;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and I persecuted this way unto the death: binding, and delivering into prison both men and women,

Moffatt New Testament

I persecuted this Way of religion to the death, chaining and imprisoning both men and women,

Montgomery New Testament

"I persecuted to the death this way, continually binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women.

NET Bible

I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,

New Heart English Bible

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Noyes New Testament

And I persecuted this way [of belief] even to death, binding and putting into prisons both men and women,

Sawyer New Testament

and I persecuted this way to death, binding and committing to prison both men and women,

The Emphasized Bible

and, this way, I persecuted unto the death, binding and delivering up into prisons both men and women: -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

so much so that I persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women.

Twentieth Century New Testament

In my persecution of this Cause I did not stop even at the taking of life. I put in chains, and imprisoned, men and women alike--

Webster

And I persecuted this way even to death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Weymouth New Testament

I persecuted to death this new faith, continually binding both men and women and throwing them into prison;

Williams New Testament

I persecuted this Way even to the death, and kept on binding both men and women and putting them in jail,

World English Bible

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Worrell New Testament

and I persecuted this Way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women;

Worsley New Testament

And I persecuted those of this persuasion even unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Youngs Literal Translation

'And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

διώκω 
Dioko 
Usage: 28

οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258

way
ὁδός 
Hodos 
Usage: 75

ἄχρι ἄχρις 
Achri 
until, unto, till, till 9 , until 9, while 9, even to,
Usage: 43

the death
θάνατος 
Thanatos 
Usage: 100

δεσμεύω 
Desmeuo 
Usage: 1

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

παραδίδωμι 
Paradidomi 
Usage: 75

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

φυλακή 
Phulake 
Usage: 35

τε 
Te 
and, both, then, whether, even, also, not tr s
Usage: 170

men
ἀνήρ 
Aner 
man, husband, sir, fellow, not tr
Usage: 198

References

American

Easton

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

Paul Defends Himself

3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strictness of the law of our fathers, being ardent and passionate for God just as all of you are today. 4 I persecuted and pursued the followers of this Way to the death, binding them with chains and putting [followers of Jesus] both men and women into prisons, 5 as the high priest and all the Council of the elders (Sanhedrin, Jewish High Court) can testify; because from them I received letters to the brothers, and I was on my way to Damascus in order to bring those [believers] who were there to Jerusalem in chains to be punished.



Cross References

Acts 22:19-20

And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know [without any doubt] that in one synagogue after another I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You [and Your message of salvation].

Acts 26:9-11

“So then, I [once] thought to myself that it was my duty to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Acts 7:58

Then they drove him out of the city and began stoning him; and the witnesses placed their outer robes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Acts 8:1-4

Saul wholeheartedly approved of Stephen’s death.

And on that day a great and relentless persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem; and the believers were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

Acts 9:1-2

Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord [and relentless in his search for believers], went to the high priest,

Acts 9:13-14

But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many people about this man, especially how much suffering and evil he has brought on Your saints (God’s people) at Jerusalem;

Acts 9:21

All those who heard him continued to be amazed and said, “Is this not the man who in Jerusalem attacked those who called on this name [of Jesus], and had come here [to Damascus] for the express purpose of bringing them bound [with chains] before the chief priests?”

Acts 16:17

She followed after Paul and us and kept screaming and shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God! They are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

Acts 18:26

and he began to speak boldly and fearlessly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained more accurately to him the way of God [and the full story of the life of Christ].

Acts 19:9

But when some were becoming hardened and disobedient [to the word of God], discrediting and speaking evil of the Way (Jesus, Christianity) before the congregation, Paul left them, taking the disciples with him, and went on holding daily discussions in the lecture hall of Tyrannus [instead of in the synagogue].

Acts 19:23

About that time there occurred no small disturbance concerning the Way (Jesus, Christianity).

Acts 24:14

But I confess this to you, that according to the Way, which they call a [divisive and heretical] sect, I do worship and serve the God of our fathers, [confidently] believing everything that is in accordance with the Law [of Moses] and that is written in the Prophets;

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least [worthy] of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I [at one time] fiercely oppressed and violently persecuted the church of God.

Philippians 3:6

as to my zeal [for Jewish tradition], a persecutor of the church; and as to righteousness [supposed right living] which [my fellow Jews believe] is in the Law, I proved myself blameless.

1 Timothy 1:13-15

even though I was formerly a blasphemer [of our Lord] and a persecutor [of His church] and a shameful and outrageous and violent aggressor [toward believers]. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.

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