Acts 9:1
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And Saul, as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

Cir A.

4039

A.D.35
Saul.

Acts 9:11-13,19-21 And the Lord said to him: Arise and go into the street that is called Strait and seek in the house of Judas, one named Saul of Tarsus. For behold he prayeth. . . .

Acts 7:58 And casting him forth without the city. they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.

Acts 8:3 But Saul made havock of the church, entering in from house to house: and dragging away men and women, committed them to prison.

Acts 22:3,4 And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day: . . .

Acts 26:9-11 And I indeed did formerly think that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. . . .

1 Corinthians 15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Galatians 1:13 For you have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion: how that, beyond measure, I persecuted the church of God and wasted it.

Philippians 3:6 According to zeal, persecuting the church of God: According to the justice that is in the law, conversing without blame.

1 Timothy 1:13 Who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and contumelious. But I obtained the mercy of God, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

breathing.

Psalm 27:12 Deliver me not over to the will of them that trouble me; for unjust witnesses have risen up against me; and iniquity hath lied to itself.

Context
The Road to Damascus
1And Saul, as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2And asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues: that if he found any men and women of this way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.…
Cross References
Psalm 27:12
Deliver me not over to the will of them that trouble me; for unjust witnesses have risen up against me; and iniquity hath lied to itself.

Acts 8:3
But Saul made havock of the church, entering in from house to house: and dragging away men and women, committed them to prison.

Acts 9:13
But Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints in Jerusalem.

Acts 22:3
And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day:

Acts 22:5
As the high priest doth bear me witness and all the ancients. From whom also receiving letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus, that I might bring them bound from thence to Jerusalem to be punished.

Acts 26:9
And I indeed did formerly think that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Acts 26:10
Which also I did at Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority of the chief priests. And when they were put to death, I brought the sentence.

Acts 26:11
And oftentimes punishing them, in every synagogue, I compelled them to blaspheme: and being yet more mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.

Lexicon
Meanwhile,
Δὲ (De)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Saul
Σαῦλος (Saulos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4569: Saul, the apostle. Of Hebrew origin, the same as Saoul; Saulus, the Jewish name of Paul.

{was} still
ἔτι (eti)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 2089: (a) of time: still, yet, even now, (b) of degree: even, further, more, in addition. Perhaps akin to etos; 'yet, ' still.

breathing out
ἐμπνέων (empneōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1709: To breathe, breathe into, inhale. From en and pneo; to inhale, i.e. to be animated by.

threats
ἀπειλῆς (apeilēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 547: A threatening, threat. From apeileo; a menace.

of murder
φόνου (phonou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5408: Murder, slaughter, killing. From an obsolete primary pheno; murder.

against
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lord’s
Κυρίου (Kyriou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

disciples.
μαθητὰς (mathētas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

He went
προσελθὼν (proselthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4334: From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.

to the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

high priest
ἀρχιερεῖ (archierei)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 749: High priest, chief priest. From arche and hiereus; the high-priest; by extension a chief priest.


Additional Translations
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out threats of murder against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest

Meanwhile, Saul still breathing out threats and murder toward the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the high priest,

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came to the high priest

But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord,

But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

And Saul, yet breathing of threatening and slaughter to the disciples of the Lord, having gone to the chief priest,
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