Acts 26:11 Parallel Translations

I even went to each synagogue, punished believers, and forced them to curse the name of Jesus. In my furious rage against them, I hunted them down in cities outside Jerusalem.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.

BBE:

And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.

DBY:

And often punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme. And, being exceedingly furious against them, I persecuted them even to cities out of our own land.

ERV:

And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.

WEY:

In all the synagogues also I punished them many a time, and tried to make them blaspheme; and in my wild fury I chased them even to foreign towns.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

YLT:

and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining them to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting them even unto strange cities.

Acts 26:11 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 10:17 "But beware of men, for they will hand you over to the courts and scourge you in their synagogues;

Acts 9:1 Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

Acts 22:5 as also the high priest and all the Council of the elders can testify. From them I also received letters to the brethren, and started off for Damascus in order to bring even those who were there to Jerusalem as prisoners to be punished.

Acts 22:19 "And I said, 'Lord, they themselves understand that in one synagogue after another I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

26:11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and {e} compelled [them] to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted [them] even unto strange cities.
(e) By extreme punishment.

PNT:

26:11 I punished them oft in every synagogue. In all the synagogues (Revised Version). Scourging was a not uncommon punishment in the synagogue (Mt 10:17 23:34).
Compelled [them] to blaspheme. Terrified them into denying Jesus.
Exceedingly mad. Raging, even fanatical. That he was a terrible persecutor cannot be doubted from his own account.
Even unto foreign cities. Of these Damascus was one (Ac 9:2).

WES:

26:11 I compelled them - That is, some of them; to blaspheme - This is the most dreadful of all! Repent, ye enemies of the Gospel. If Spira, who was compelled, suffered so terribly, what will become of those who compel, like Saul, but do not repent like him.

MHC:

26:1-11 Christianity teaches us to give a reason of the hope that is in us, and also to give honour to whom honour is due, without flattery or fear of man. Agrippa was well versed in the Scriptures of the Old Testament, therefore could the better judge as to the controversy about Jesus being the Messiah. Surely ministers may expect, when they preach the faith of Christ, to be heard patiently. Paul professes that he still kept to all the good in which he was first educated and trained up. See here what his religion was. He was a moralist, a man of virtue, and had not learned the arts of the crafty, covetous Pharisees; he was not chargeable with any open vice and profaneness. He was sound in the faith. He always had a holy regard for the ancient promise made of God unto the fathers, and built his hope upon it. The apostle knew very well that all this would not justify him before God, yet he knew it was for his reputation among the Jews, and an argument that he was not such a man as they represented him to be. Though he counted this but loss, that he might win Christ, yet he mentioned it when it might serve to honour Christ. See here what Paul's religion is; he has not such zeal for the ceremonial law as he had in his youth; the sacrifices and offerings appointed by that, are done away by the great Sacrifice which they typified. Of the ceremonial cleansings he makes no conscience, and thinks the Levitical priesthood is done away in the priesthood of Christ; but, as to the main principles of his religion, he is as zealous as ever. Christ and heaven, are the two great doctrines of the gospel; that God has given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. These are the matter of the promise made unto the fathers. The temple service, or continual course of religious duties, day and night, was kept up as the profession of faith in the promise of eternal life, and in expectation of it. The prospect of eternal life should engage us to be diligent and stedfast in all religious exercises. Yet the Sadducees hated Paul for preaching the resurrection; and the other Jews joined them, because he testified that Jesus was risen, and was the promised Redeemer of Israel. Many things are thought to be beyond belief, only because the infinite nature and perfections of Him that has revealed, performed, or promised them, are overlooked. Paul acknowledged, that while he continued a Pharisee, he was a bitter enemy to Christianity. This was his character and manner of life in the beginning of his time; and there was every thing to hinder his being a Christian. Those who have been most strict in their conduct before conversion, will afterwards see abundant reason for humbling themselves, even on account of things which they then thought ought to have been done.

CONC:

Blaspheme Burning Chased Cities Compelled Constraining Enraged Evil Exceedingly Far-away Force Forcing Foreign Frequently Furious Furiously Fury Kept Mad Obsession Oft Often Oftentimes Passion Persecute Persecuted Persecuting Punished Punishing Punishment Pursuing Raging Speak Strange Strove Synagogue Synagogues Towns Tried Wild

Blaspheme Burning Chased Cities Compelled Enraged Exceedingly Far-Away Force Forcing Foreign Frequently Furiously Fury Kept Mad Oft Often Oftentimes Persecute Persecuted Punished Punishing Punishment Raging Strange Strove Synagogue Synagogues Towns Tried Wild

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