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


In Context

6 And now I stand, and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers:

7 To which promise our twelve tribes, assiduously serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.

8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

9 I verily 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 often in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:9"I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose 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 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.