Acts 26:9
King James Version (KJV)
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
In context
7 Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of 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 oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
Acts 26:9 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- WEB World English Bible
- “I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- ASV American Standard Version
- I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- 'I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved [me] many things to do,
- DBY Darby Translation
- I indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.
- WBS Webster Bible
- I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.