Whereupon (εν οις). "In which things" (affairs of persecution), "on which errand." Cf. 24:18. Paul made them leave Palestine (11:1…

With authority and commission.—The former word implies the general power delegated to him; the latter the specific work assigned t…

Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests. At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, …

While Paul was trying to stamp out nascent Christianity, the encounter that changed his life took place. That Paul’s account of his Damascus Road c…

Whereupon as I went to Damascus
Being intent, upon the above said things, to punish the saints, compel them to blasp…

Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of Christ both to him and in him; while he was in the full career of his sin. He was mad…