Saul,
still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
Context / meaning
Acts 8 [39.] When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.
Acts 9 [1.] But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. As he traveled, he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him. He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
Acts 9 [5.] He said, “Who are you, Lord?”
The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.[a] But[b] rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Footnotes:
a. Acts 9:5 TR adds “It’s hard for you to kick against the goads.”
b. Acts 9:6 TR omits “But”.
extremism - zealotry
PIB Scriptures are derived from the World English Bible
Acts 9:1-2
Context / meaning
Acts 8 [39.] When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught Philip away, and the eunuch didn’t see him any more, for he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.
Acts 9 [1.] But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. As he traveled, he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him. He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
Acts 9 [5.] He said, “Who are you, Lord?”
The Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.[a] But[b] rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Footnotes:
a. Acts 9:5 TR adds “It’s hard for you to kick against the goads.”
b. Acts 9:6 TR omits “But”.
extremism - zealotry