Verse Comparison: Acts 26:9
American Standard Version
I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Amplified® Bible
I myself indeed was [once] persuaded that it was my duty to do many things contrary to {and} in defiance of the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Contemporary English Version
I once thought that I should do everything I could to oppose Jesus from Nazareth.
Darby English Version
*I* indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.
Good News Bible
"I myself thought that I should do everything I could against the cause of Jesus of Nazareth.
International Standard Version
Indeed, I myself thought it my duty to take extreme measures against the name of Jesus from Nazareth.
King James Version
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
New American Standard Bible
"So then, I thought to myself that I had to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
New International Version
"I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
New King James Version
"Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"So then, I thought to myself that I had to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
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,
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