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Acts 26:9

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

KJV

ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν ἔδοξα ἐμαυτῷ πρὸς τὸ ὄνομα Ἰησοῦ τοῦ Ναζωραίου δεῖν πολλὰ ἐναντία πρᾶξαι·

Greek NT

Et ego quidem existimaveram me adversus nomen Jesu Nazareni debere multa contraria agere,

Vulgate

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

ASV

And I indeed did formerly think that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Ναζωραῖος
nazoraios
noun · 13×
δεῖ
dei
verb · 103×
δοκέω
dokeo
verb · 62×
μέν
men
particle · 177×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πολύς
polus
adjective · 412×
πράσσω
prasso
verb · 39×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐμαυτοῦ
emautou
reflexive_pronoun · 37×
ἐναντίος
enantios
adjective · 8×
Ἰησοῦς
iesous
noun · 908×
o
article · 19778×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 15:9 — For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  • 1Tim 1:13 — Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
  • Acts 2:22 — Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
  • Acts 9:1 — And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
  • Acts 9:5 — And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.
  • Acts 21:31 — And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
  • Acts 22:4 — And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
  • Acts 22:8 — And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
  • Acts 22:8 — And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
  • Gal 1:13 — For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
  • Gal 1:13 — For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
  • Gal 1:14 — And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
  • Isa 66:5 — Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name’s sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they s
  • John 1:45 — Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
  • John 16:2 — They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
  • Judg 6:30 — Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.
  • Judg 17:13 — Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me good, seeing I have a Levite to my priest.
  • Phil 3:6 — Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
  • Phil 3:6 — Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
  • Prov 16:25 — There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
  • Rom 10:2 — For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.