Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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,

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

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Easton

Hastings

Watsons

Context Readings

Paul Defends Himself

3 "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, in Cilicia, but raised [here] in this city [i.e., Jerusalem]. [I was] instructed by Gamaliel [i.e., a renowned Jewish rabbi of the time] according to the strictest methods of observing the law of our forefathers. [I was very] eager to serve God, just as all of you are here today. 4 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. 5 The head priest can also verify all this, and so can the body of [Jewish] elders. They furnished me with letters to our fellow-Jews in Damascus, to which I also traveled to bring people back here to Jerusalem, bound in chains to be punished.



Cross References

Acts 22:19-20

And I replied, 'Lord, they know very well that I am [the one] who imprisoned and beat the believers [who assembled] in every synagogue,

Acts 26:9-11

I truly thought within myself [that it was right] to do many things which were opposed to the name of Jesus from Nazareth.

Acts 7:58

They threw him out of the city and stoned him [to death]. Those who witnessed [the incident] placed their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Acts 8:1-4

And Saul was in full agreement with Stephen being put to death. And a great persecution broke out against the Jerusalem church, and all the disciples, except the apostles, were scattered throughout the districts of Judea and Samaria.

Acts 9:1-2

With every breath [it seemed], Saul [expressed his desire to] threaten and murder the Lord's disciples and [even] went to the head priest

Acts 9:13-14

But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many people about how much harm this man has done to your holy people at Jerusalem.

Acts 9:21

And everyone who heard him was amazed and exclaimed, "Is this not the man who tried to destroy all the people who called on [Jesus'] name in Jerusalem and has now come here [to Damascus] for the purpose of arresting them and bringing them before the leading priests?"

Acts 16:17

She followed Paul and us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Supreme God and they are proclaiming to you the way to be saved."

Acts 18:26

He began speaking boldly in the synagogue and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and proceeded to explain to him God's way more accurately [than he had known].

Acts 19:9

But some became stubborn and refused to obey [the message], saying false things about "the Way" [Note: This was a term used to designate the early church] in front of the large crowds. So, Paul left [the synagogue] and took the disciples and began holding discussions every day at Tyrannus' school [house].

Acts 19:23

About that time a large disturbance arose [in Ephesus] concerning "the Way."

Acts 24:14

But, I declare to you, I am serving the God of our forefathers according to the 'Way,' called [by my detractors] a sect, and I believe everything that is in harmony with the law of Moses and what is written in [the writings of] the prophets.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least [significant] of the apostles, and am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Philippians 3:6

As far as enthusiasm is concerned, I persecuted the church; as far as being righteous according to the law of Moses is concerned, I was without just blame.

1 Timothy 1:13-15

[even] though I had previously spoken against Christ, and persecuted [Christians] and acted outrageously. However, I obtained mercy because I acted out of ignorance, not believing [in Christ].

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