12Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,


In Context

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

10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to strange cities.

12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.

14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecute you me? it is hard for you to kick against the pricks.

Acts 26:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:12Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:12"On one of these journeys I was going to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:12Whereupon when I was going to Damascus with authority and permission of the chief priest,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:12Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:12And when, engaged in this, I was journeying to Damascus, with authority and power from the chief priests,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:12Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:12Upon which as I went to Damascus, with authority and commission from the chief priests,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:12|Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:12In which things, also, going on to Damascus — with authority and commission from the chief priests —