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9 a“Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things1 contrary to the name of bJesus of Nazareth.  
10 aThis I also did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I shut up in prison, having received authority bfrom the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.  
11 aAnd 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.  

Paul Recounts His Conversion

12 a“While thus occupied, as I journeyed to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,  
13 at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me.
14 And when we all had fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
15 So I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
16 But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, ato make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you.  
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Acts 26:11

Punishing (timwrwn). Old word timwrew originally to render help, to succor (timwrov, from timh and ourov), then to avenge (for honour). In N.T. only here and Acts 22:5.

I strove to make them blaspheme (hnagkazon blasfhmein). Conative imperfect active of anagkazw, old verb from anagkh (necessity, compulsion). The tense, like the imperfect in Matthew 3:14; Luke 1:59, leaves room to hope that Paul was not successful in this effort, for he had already said that he brought many "unto death" (Acts 22:4).

I persecuted (ediwkon). Imperfect active again, repeated attempts. The old verb diwkw was used to run after or chase game and then to chase enemies. The word "persecute" is the Latin persequor, to follow through or after. It is a vivid picture that Paul here paints of his success in hunting big game, a grand heresy hunt.

Even unto foreign cities (kai eiv ecw poleiv). We know of Damascus, and Paul evidently planned to go to other cities outside of Palestine and may even have done so before the fateful journey to Damascus.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 26:11:

Luke 14:23
Acts 9:1
Acts 9:2
Acts 22:5
Acts 28:19
1 Corinthians 12:3
1 Timothy 1:15
James 2:7

 

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