Acts 9:21

Bishops' Bible (1568)

But all that hearde hym, were amased, and sayde: Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Hierusalem, and came hyther for that intent, that he myght bryng the bounde vnto the hye priestes?

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  • Acts 9:13-14 : 13 Then Ananias aunswered: Lorde, I haue heard by many, of this man, how much euyll he hath done to thy saintes, at Hierusalem. 14 And here he hath aucthoritie of ye hye priestes, to bynde all yt call on thy name.
  • Acts 8:3 : 3 As for Saul, he made hauocke of the Churche, and entred into euery house, & drewe out both men and women, and put them into pryson.
  • Acts 9:1-2 : 1 And Saul yet breathyng out threatnings and slaughter agaynst the disciples of ye Lord, went vnto ye hie priest, 2 And desired of him letters to carrye to Damascus, to the synagogues: that yf he founde any of this waye, whether they were men or women, he myght bryng them bounde vnto Hierusalem.
  • Gal 1:13-24 : 13 For ye haue hearde of my conuersation in tyme past in the Iewes religion, howe that beyonde measure I persecuted the Churche of God, & spoyled it: 14 And profited in the Iewes religion, aboue many of my companions in mine owne nation, beyng a very feruent maynteyner of the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when it pleased God, which seperated me from my mothers wombe, & called me by his grace, 16 To reueale his sonne by me, that I shoulde by the Gospell preache hym among the Heathen: immediatly I communed not with fleshe and blood: 17 Neither returned to Hierusalem, to them which were Apostles before me: but went my wayes into Arabia, and came agayne vnto Damascus. 18 Then after three yeres, I returned to Hierusale to see Peter, and abode with hym fyfteene dayes. 19 But other of the Apostles sawe I none, saue Iames the Lordes brother. 20 The thynges therfore which I write vnto you, beholde, before God I lie not. 21 Afterwarde, I came into the coastes of Syria & Cilicia, 22 and was vnknowen in face vnto the Churches of Iurie, which were in Christe. 23 But they had hearde only, that he which persecuted vs in tyme past, nowe preacheth the fayth, which before he destroyed. 24 And they glorified God in me.
  • 2 Thess 1:10 : 10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saintes, and to be made marueylous in all them that beleue (because our testimonie toward you was beleued) in that day.
  • 1 John 3:1 : 1 Beholde what loue the father hath shewed on vs, that we shoulde be called the sonnes of god: For this cause the worlde knoweth you not, because it knoweth not hym.
  • Num 23:23 : 23 For there is no sorcerie in Iacob, nor soothsaying in Israel, according to this time it shalbe sayde of Iacob and Israel: What hath God wrought?
  • Ps 71:7 : 7 I am become as it were a monster vnto many: but my sure trust is in thee.
  • Isa 8:18 : 18 But lo, as for me and the chyldren whiche the Lorde hath geuen me, we are to be a token and a wonder in Israel from the Lorde of hoastes, whiche dwelleth vpon the hill of Sion.
  • Zech 3:8 : 8 Heare O Iosua thou hie priest, thou & thy felowes that sit before thee, for they are monstruous persons: behold, I wyl bring foorth the braunche my seruaunt.
  • Matt 13:54-55 : 54 And when he came into his owne countrey, he taught them in their synagogues, in so much, that they were astonyed, and sayde: whence commeth this wysdome and powers vnto hym? 55 Is not this the carpenters sonne? Is not his mother called Marie? and his brethren, Iames, and Ioses, and Simon, and Iudas?
  • Mark 5:15-20 : 15 And came to Iesus, and sawe hym that was vexed with the fiende, and had the legion, syt, both clothed, and in his right mynde: & they were afraide. 16 And they that sawe it, tolde them, howe it came to passe to hym that was possessed with the deuyll: and also of the swyne. 17 And they beganne to pray hym, that he woulde depart out of their coastes. 18 And when he was come into the shippe, he that had ben possessed with the deuyll, prayed hym, that he myght be with hym. 19 Howebeit, Iesus woulde not suffer hym, but sayde vnto hym: go home to thy frendes, and shewe them howe great thynges the Lorde hath done for thee, and howe he had compassion on thee. 20 And he departed, and beganne to publyshe in the ten cities, howe great thynges Iesus had done for hym: and all men dyd maruayle.
  • John 9:8-9 : 8 So, the neyghbours, and they that hadde seene hym before when he was blynde, sayde: Is not this he that sate and begged? 9 Some sayde, this is he: Other sayde, he is lyke hym. He hym selfe sayde, I am euen he.
  • Acts 2:6 : 6 When this was noysed about, the multitude came together and were astonnyed, because that euery man hearde them speake with his owne language.
  • Acts 2:12 : 12 They were all amased, and wondred, saying one to another: What meaneth this?
  • Acts 3:10 : 10 And they knewe hym, that it was he, which sate and begged at the beawtifull gate of the temple. And they wondred, and were sore astonyed at that which had happened vnto hym.
  • Acts 4:13 : 13 Nowe when they sawe the boldnesse of Peter and Iohn, and vnderstoode that they were vnlearned and lay men, they marueyled, and they knewe them that they had ben with Iesu:

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  • Gal 1:22-23
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    22and was vnknowen in face vnto the Churches of Iurie, which were in Christe.

    23But they had hearde only, that he which persecuted vs in tyme past, nowe preacheth the fayth, which before he destroyed.

  • Acts 9:1-8
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    1And Saul yet breathyng out threatnings and slaughter agaynst the disciples of ye Lord, went vnto ye hie priest,

    2And desired of him letters to carrye to Damascus, to the synagogues: that yf he founde any of this waye, whether they were men or women, he myght bryng them bounde vnto Hierusalem.

    3And when he iourneyed, it came to passe, that as he was come nye to Damascus, sodenly there shyned rounde about hym a lyght from heauen:

    4And he fell to the earth, and hearde a voyce saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

    5And he sayde: Who art thou Lorde? And the Lorde said: I am Iesus who thou persecutest, It is harde for thee to kicke agaynst the prickes.

    6And he both tremblyng and astonyed, sayde: Lord, what wylt thou haue me to do? And the Lorde sayde vnto hym: Aryse, and go into the citie, and it shalbe tolde thee what thou must do.

    7The men also which iourneyed with him, stoode amased, hearing a voyce, but seyng no man.

    8And Saul arose from the earth, and when he opened his eyes, he sawe no man: But they ledde him by the hande, and brought hym into Damascus.

  • Acts 9:22-23
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    22But Saule increased the more in strength, and confounded the Iewes whiche dwelt at Damasco, affirmyng that this was very Christe.

    23And after that many dayes were fulfilled, the Iewes toke counsell together to kyll hym.

  • Acts 9:26-30
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    26And when Saule was come to Hierusalem, he assayde to couple hym selfe to the disciples: but they were all afrayde of hym, & beleued not that he was a disciple.

    27But Barnabas toke hym, & brought hym to the Apostles, and declared to them howe he had seene the Lorde in the way, & that he had spoken to hym, and howe he had done boldely at Damasco in the name of Iesu.

    28And he had his conuersation with the at Hierusalem,

    29Speakyng boldly in the name of the Lorde Iesu. And he spake and disputed agaynst the Grekes: but they went about to slea hym.

    30Which whe the brethren knewe, they brought hym to Cesarea, and sent hym foorth to Tarsus.

  • Acts 9:11-15
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    11And the Lorde sayde vnto hym: aryse, and go into the streate, whiche is called strayght, and seeke in the house of Iudas, after one called Saul, of Tarsus: for beholde he prayeth,

    12And hath seene in a vision a man named Ananias commyng in to hym, and puttyng his handes on hym, that he myght receaue his syght.

    13Then Ananias aunswered: Lorde, I haue heard by many, of this man, how much euyll he hath done to thy saintes, at Hierusalem.

    14And here he hath aucthoritie of ye hye priestes, to bynde all yt call on thy name.

    15The Lord sayde vnto hym: Go thy way, for he is a chosen vessell vnto me, to beare my name before the gentiles, & kynges, and the chyldren of Israel.

  • Acts 26:9-15
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    9I also veryly thought in my selfe that I ought to do many contrary thynges, cleane agaynst the name of Iesus of Nazareth:

    10Which thyng I also dyd in Hierusalem. And many of the Saintes dyd I shut vp in pryson, hauyng receaued aucthoritie of the hye priestes: And when they were put to death, I gaue the sentence.

    11And I punished them oft in euery synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme: and was yet more mad vpon them, and persecuted them, euen vnto straunge cities.

    12About which thynges, as I went to Damascus, with auctoritie and commission of the hye priestes:

    13Euen at mydday, O kyng, I sawe in the way, a lyght from heauen, aboue the bryghtnesse of the Sunne, shyne rounde about me and them which iourneyed with me.

    14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I hearde a voyce speakyng vnto me, and saying in the Hebrewe tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is harde for thee to kicke agaynste the prickes.

    15And I sayde: Who art thou Lorde? And he sayde: I am Iesus whom thou persecutest.

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    3I am verily a man which am a Iewe, borne in Tarsus in Cilicia, and yet brought vp in this citie at ye feete of Gamaliel, and infourmed accordyng to the perfect maner of the lawe of ye fathers, and was zelous towarde God, as ye all are this same day.

    4And I persecuted this way vnto the death, byndyng & delyueryng into prison both men and women,

    5As also the chiefe priest doth beare me witnesse, and all the estate of the elders: of whom also I receaued letters vnto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bryng them whiche were there, bounde vnto Hierusalem for to be punisshed.

    6And it came to passe, that as I made my iourney, & was come nye vnto Damascus, about noone, sodeinly there shone from heauen a great light rounde about me.

    7And I fell vnto the earth, and hearde a voyce saying vnto me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me:

    8And I aunswered: Who art thou Lorde? And he sayde vnto me: I am Iesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest.

    9And they that were with me, sawe veryly a lyght, and were afrayde: but they hearde not the voyce of hym that spake with me.

    10And I saide: What shall I do Lord? And the Lorde sayde vnto me: Aryse, and go into Damascus, & there it shalbe tolde thee of all thynges whiche are appoynted for thee to do.

    11And when I sawe nothyng for the bryghtnesse of the lyght, I was ledde by the hande of the that were with me, and came into Damascus.

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    20And strayghtway he preached Christe in the synagogues, that he was ye sonne of God.

  • Gal 1:13
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    13For ye haue hearde of my conuersation in tyme past in the Iewes religion, howe that beyonde measure I persecuted the Churche of God, & spoyled it:

  • Acts 8:3
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    3As for Saul, he made hauocke of the Churche, and entred into euery house, & drewe out both men and women, and put them into pryson.

  • Acts 22:19
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    19And I sayde: Lord, they knowe that I prisoned and beat in euery synagogue them that beleued on thee.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21For this cause the Iewes caught me in the temple, & went about to kyll me.

  • Acts 13:9
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    9Then Saul (which also is called Paul) beyng full of the holy ghost, set his eyes on hym,

  • Acts 21:31
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    31And as they went about to kyll hym, tydynges came vnto the hye captaine of the souldiers, that all Hierusalem was in an vprore.

  • Acts 9:17
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    17And Ananias went his way, and entred into the house, and put his handes on hym, and sayde: Brother Saul, the Lorde (euen Iesus that appeared vnto thee in the waye as thou camest) hath sent me, that thou myghtest receaue thy syght, & be fylled with the holy ghost.

  • Acts 21:19
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    19And when he had saluted them, he tolde by order all thinges that God had wrought among the gentiles by his ministerie.

  • Acts 22:13
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    13Came vnto me, and stoode, and sayde vnto me: Brother Saul, receaue thy syght. And the same houre I receaued my syght, and sawe hym.

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    28Crying: Men of Israel helpe. This is the man that teacheth all men euery where against the people, and the lawe, and this place: He hath also brought Grekes into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

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    22And they gaue him audience vnto this worde, and then lift vp their voyces and sayde: away with suche a felowe from the earth, for it is no reason yt he shoulde lyue.