Acts 26:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Acts 26:9

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

That

1 Timothy 1:13

The name

Acts 24:5

General references

Acts 8:3

Bible References

That

They will put you out of the synagogues and make you outcasts. And a time is coming when whoever kills you will think that he is offering service to God.

For I testify about them that they have a certain enthusiasm for God, but not in accordance with [correct and vital] knowledge [about Him and His purposes].

You have heard of my career and former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to hunt down and persecute the church of God extensively and [with fanatical zeal] tried [my best] to destroy it.

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.

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.

The name

But Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have; but what I do have I give to you: In the name (authority, power) of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—[begin now to] walk and go on walking!”

for I will make clear to him how much he must suffer and endure for My name’s sake.”

Then Paul replied, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart [like this]? For I am ready not only to be bound and imprisoned, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

And I replied, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’

For we have found this man to be a public menace and one who instigates dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the [heretical] sect of the Nazarenes.

General references

“When a man or woman has a disease on the head or in the beard (face),

Then Micah said, “Now I know that the Lord will favor me and make me prosper because I have a Levite as my priest.”

There is a way which seems right to a man and appears straight before him,
But its end is the way of death.

about sin [and the true nature of it], because they do not believe in Me [and My message];

But Saul began ravaging the church [and assaulting believers]; entering house after house and dragging off men and women, putting them in prison.