9"I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.


In Context

6 And now it is because of my hope in what God has promised our fathers that I am on trial today.

7 This is the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. O king, it is because of this hope that the Jews are accusing me.

8 Why should any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

9 "I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10 And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.

11 Many a time I went from one synagogue to another to have them punished, and I tried to force them to blaspheme. In my obsession against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

Acts 26:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:9And I indeed did formerly think, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:9I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:9I indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:9|I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:9I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved me many things to do,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:9I truly thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.