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I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
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A Persecutor 'Unto Death'
Commentators emphasize that Paul's opposition was not passive. He pursued believers "unto the death," imprisoning both men and women. This extreme past, which scholars note Paul later recalled with shame, highlights the radical nature of his transformation and the depth of his former convictions.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I persecuted (Acts 8:3).
This way. This refers to those who worshipped God in this way; that is, Christian…
And I (ος).
I who , literally.
This Way (ταυτην την οδον). The very term used for …
19th Century
Anglican
And I persecuted this way.—The speaker obviously uses the current colloquial term (see Notes on Acts 9:2; Acts 19:23), used by…
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Baptist
Paul's companions could not help sensing that extraordinary light, and though they did not understand what it was, they were alarmed by it. They al…
As evidence of his zeal for God and the Jewish religion, Paul cites his earlier persecution of Christians (cf. comments on 9:1–2). The ascription “…
16th Century
Protestant
I persecuted this way. This is the second point: he was an enemy to Christ’s doctrine and was more fervent in resisting it than all the re…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I persecuted this way unto the death That is, the Christian religion, and the professors of it; whom the apostle…
The apostle addressed the enraged multitude in the customary style of respect and goodwill. Paul relates the history of his early life very particu…
