Acts 9:13 Cross References - Williams

¹³ But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard many people tell of this man, especially the great sufferings he has brought on your people in Jerusalem.

¹⁶ "Listen! I am sending you out as sheep surrounded by wolves. So you must be sensible like serpents and guileless like doves.

³ But Saul continued to harass the church, and by going from house to house and dragging off men and women he continued to put them into prison.

¹ Now Saul, as he was still breathing threats of murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

³² Now, as Peter was going here and there among them all, he finally went down to God's people who lived at Lydda.

⁴ I persecuted this Way even to the death, and kept on binding both men and women and putting them in jail,

¹⁹ So I said, 'Lord, they know for themselves that from one synagogue to another I used to imprison and flog those who believed in you, ²⁰ and when the blood of your martyr Stephen was being shed, I stood by and approved it, and held the clothes of those who killed him.'

¹⁰ That was what I did at Jerusalem; yes, I received authority from the high priests and shut behind the prison bars many of God's people. Yes, when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them, and often in all the synagogues ¹¹ I had them punished and tried to force them to use abusive language; in my extreme fury against them I continued to pursue them even into distant towns.

⁷ to all those in Rome who are God's loved ones, called to be His people: spiritual blessing and peace be yours from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ.

²⁵ But just now I am on my way to Jerusalem to help God's people. ²⁶ For Macedonia and Greece were delighted to make a contribution to the poor among God's people in Jerusalem.

³¹ that I may be delivered from those in Judea who are disobedient, and that the help which I am taking to Jerusalem may be well received by God's people there,

² that you may give her a Christian welcome in a manner becoming God's people, and give her whatever help she needs from you, for she herself has given protection to many, including myself.

¹⁵ Remember me to Philologus and Julia, to Nereus and his sister, and to Olympas, and all God's people who are associated with them.

¹³ though I once used to abuse, persecute, and insult Him. But mercy was shown me by Him, because I did it in ignorance and unbelief, ¹⁴ and the spiritual blessing of our Lord in increasing floods has come upon me, accompanied by faith and love inspired by union with Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ It is a saying to be trusted and deserves our fullest acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; and I am the foremost of them.