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Acts 9:1
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Meanwhile, Saul was in a blood rage. He threatened to kill every cowboy who rode for Jesus. He went to the head preacher
Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
But Saul, still breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, came to the high priest
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Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest
But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
But Saul still breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord,
Now Saul, whose every breath was a threat of destruction for the disciples of the Lord,
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But still breathing threats and murder toward the disciples of the Lord, coming to the high priest,
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Saul still breathing out nothing but threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord,
All this time Saul was breathing down the necks of the Master's disciples, out for the kill. He went to the Chief Priest and got arrest warrants to take to the meeting places in Damascus so that if he found anyone there belonging to the Way, whether men or women, he could arrest them and bring them to Jerusalem.
Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord [and relentless in his search for believers], 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 threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
And Saul yet brethynge oute threatnynges and slaughter agaynst ye disciples of the lorde went vnto ye hye preste
But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings 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,
In Jerusalem Saul was still threatening the followers of the Lord by saying he would kill them. So he went to the high priest
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing out threats to murder the Lord's disciples, went to the high priest
Saul kept on threatening to kill the Lord's followers. He even went to the high priest
Meanwhile, Sha'ul, still breathing murderous threats against the Lord's talmidim, went to the cohen hagadol
But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
And Saul yet breathing out threatnings and slaughter against the disciples of ye Lord, went vnto the hie Priest,
NOW Saul was still filled with anger and with threats of murder against the disciples of our LORD,
But Sha'ul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the talmidim of the Lord, went to the Kohen Gadol,
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BUT Shaol was yet full of threatenings and murderous wrath [fn] against the disciples of our Lord.
And Saul was still full of threats and deadly hatred against the disciples of our Lord.
Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord's followers. So he went to the high priest.
Saul was still talking much about how he would like to kill the followers of the Lord. He went to the head religious leader.
But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
But, Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, going unto the High-priest,
And Saul, as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
And Saul yet breathyng out threatnings and slaughter agaynst the disciples of ye Lord, went vnto ye hie priest,
In Jerusalem Saul was still trying to scare the followers of the Lord, even saying he would kill them. He went to the high priest
Now Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,
In the meantime Saul kept up his violent threats of murder against the followers of the Lord. He went to the High Priest
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Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Cir am 4039, ad 35
Saul: Acts 9:11-13, Acts 9:19-21, Acts 7:58, Acts 8:3, Acts 22:3, Acts 22:4, Acts 26:9-11, 1 Corinthians 15:9, Galatians 1:13, Philippians 3:6, 1 Timothy 1:13
breathing: Psalms 27:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:27 - a wolf Joshua 6:6 - Take up the ark Psalms 83:4 - General Proverbs 16:7 - he Isaiah 11:4 - with the breath Isaiah 59:15 - he that Isaiah 65:25 - wolf Matthew 23:34 - ye Mark 13:9 - take Luke 2:34 - and rising Luke 11:49 - and some Luke 15:5 - when John 16:2 - the time Acts 9:13 - how Acts 9:21 - destroyed Acts 13:1 - and Saul Acts 22:5 - also Acts 22:19 - know Acts 26:12 - as 1 Thessalonians 2:14 - even Titus 3:3 - disobedient Hebrews 10:32 - ye endured 1 Peter 2:23 - threatened
Cross-References
Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."
Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
Bring out all the living creatures that are with you-birds, livestock, and everything that crawls upon the ground-so that they can spread out over the earth and be fruitful and multiply upon it."
Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.
But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.
But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out across the earth and multiply upon it."
These three were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.
All these are the clans of Noah's sons, according to their generations and nations. From these the nations of the earth spread out after the flood.
And they blessed Rebekah and said to her, "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies."
Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Saul yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter,.... The historian having given an account of the dispersion of all the preachers of the Gospel at Jerusalem, excepting the apostles, and of their success in other parts, especially of Philip's, returns to the history of Saul; who, not satisfied with the murder of Stephen, and with the havoc he made of the church at Jerusalem, haling them out of their houses to prison, continued not only to threaten them with confiscation of goods and imprisonment, but with death itself. The phrase here used is an Hebraism; so in Psalms 27:12 יפח חמס, "one that breathes out violence", or cruelty; and this shows the inward disposition of his mind, the rage, wrath, malice, envy, and blood thirstiness he was full of; and is observed to illustrate the riches of divine grace in his conversion. And wonderful it is, that that same mouth which breathed out destruction and death to the followers of Christ, should afterwards publish and proclaim the Gospel of the grace of God; that he whose mouth was full of cursing and bitterness, should hereafter, and so very quickly, come forth in the fulness of the blessing of the Gospel of Christ. And this rage of his, who now ravened as a wolf, as was foretold of Benjamin, of which tribe he was, was against the lambs of Christ, and the sheep of his fold:
against the disciples of the Lord; not against wicked men, murderers, and thieves, and other evildoers, but against the harmless and innocent followers of Jesus, and which was an aggravation of his cruelty: and being thus heated, and full of wrath,
he went unto the high priest; Annas or Caiaphas, who, notwithstanding the Jews were under the Roman government, had great authority to punish persons with stripes and death itself, who acted contrary to their law.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And Saul - See the notes on Acts 7:58; Acts 8:3. He had been engaged be fore in persecuting the Christians, but he now sought opportunity to gratify his insatiable desire on a larger scale.
Yet breathing out - Not satisfied with what he had done, Acts 8:3. The word breathing out is expressive often of any deep, agitating emotion, as we then breathe rapidly and violently. It is thus expressive of violent anger. The emotion is absorbing, agitating, exhausting, and demands a more rapid circulation of blood to supply the exhausted vitality; and this demands an increased supply of oxygen, or vital air, which leads to the increased action of the lungs. The word is often used in this sense in the Classics (Schleusner). It is a favorite expression with Homer. Euripides has the same expression: “Breathing out fire and slaughter.” So Theocritus: “They came unto the assembly breathing mutual slaughter” (Idyll. 22:82).
Threatening - Denunciation; threatening them with every breath the action of a man violently enraged, and who was bent on vengeance. It denotes also “intense activity and energy in persecution.”
Slaughter - Murder. Intensely desiring to put to death as many Christians as possible. He rejoiced in their death, and joined in condemning them, Acts 26:10-11. From this latter place it seems that he had been concerned in putting many of them to death.
The disciples of the Lord - Against Christians.
Went unto the high priest - See the notes on Matthew 2:4. The letters were written and signed in the name and by the authority of the Sanhedrin, or written and signed in the name and by the authority of the Sanhedrin, or Great Council of the nation. The high priest did it as president of that council. See Acts 9:14, and Acts 22:5. The high priest at that time was Theophilus, son of Ananus, who had been appointed at the feast of Pentecost, 37 a.d., by Vitellius, the Roman governor. His brother Jonathan had been removed from that office the same year (Kuinoel).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER IX.
Saul, bent on the destruction of the Christians, obtains letters
from the high priest, authorizing him to seize those whom he
should find at Damascus, and bring them bound to Jerusalem,
1, 2.
On his way to Damascus, he has a Divine vision, is convinced of
his sin and folly, is struck blind, and remains three days
without sight, and neither eats nor drinks, 3-9.
Ananias, a disciple, is commanded in a vision to go and speak to
Saul, and restore his sight, 10-16.
Ananias goes and lays his hands on him, and he receives his
sight, and is baptized, 17-19.
Saul, having spent a few days with the Christians at Damascus,
goes to the synagogues, proclaims Christ, and confounds the
Jews, 20-22.
The Jews lay wait to kill him, but the disciples let him down
over the walls of the city in a basket, by night, and he
escapes to Jerusalem, 23-25.
Having wished to associate with the disciples there, they avoid
him; but Barnabas takes and brings him to the apostles, and
declares his conversion, 26, 27.
He continues in Jerusalem preaching Christ, and arguing with the
Hellenistic Jews, who endeavour to slay him; but the disciples
take him to Caesarea, and send him thence to his own city
Tarsus, 28-30.
About this time, the Churches, being freed from persecution, are
edified and multiplied, 31.
Peter heals Eneas at Lydda, who had been afflicted with the
palsy eight years: in consequence of which miracle, all the
people of Lydda and Saron are converted, 32-35.
Account of the sickness and death of a Christian woman named
Tabitha, who dwelt at Joppa; and her miraculous restoration to
life by the ministry of Peter, 36-41.
Gracious effects produced among the inhabitants of Lydda by this
miracle, 42, 43.
NOTES ON CHAP. IX.
Verse Acts 9:1. Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter — The original text is very emphatic, ετι εμπνεων απειλης και φονου, and points out how determinate Saul was to pursue and accomplish his fell purpose of totally destroying the infant Church of Christ. The mode of speech introduced above is very frequent in the Greek writers, who often express any vehement and hostile affection of the mind by the verb πνεειν, to breathe, to pant; so Theocritus, Idyll. xxii. ver. 82:
Ες μεσσον συναγον, φονον αλλαλοισι πνεοντες.
They came into the assembly, breathing mutual slaughter. Euripides has the same form, πυρ πνεουσα και φονον, breathing out fire, and slaughter, Iphig. in Taur.
And Aristophanes more fully, referring to all the preparations for war:-
Αλλα πνεοντας δορυ και λογχας και λευκολοφους τρυφαλειας,
Και πηληκας, και κνημιδας, και θυμους ἑπταβοειους.
They breathed spears, and pikes, and helmets, and
crests, and greaves, and the fury of redoubted heroes.
The figure is a favourite one with Homer: hence μενεα πνειοντες αβαντες, the Abantes breathing strength.-Il. ii. 536. And how frequently he speaks of his fierce countrymen as, μενεα πνειοντες αχαιοι, the Greeks breathing strength, see Il. iii. 8; xi. 508; xxiv. 364, which phrase an old Scholiast interprets, being filled with strength and fury. St. Luke, who was master of the Greek tongue, chose such terms as best expressed a heart desperately and incessantly bent on accomplishing the destruction of the objects of its resentment. Such at this time was the heart of Saul of Tarsus; and it had already given full proof of its malignity, not only in the martyrdom of Stephen, but also in making havoc of the Church, and in forcibly entering every house, and dragging men and women, whom he suspected of Christianity, and committing them to prison. See Acts 8:3.
Went unto the high priest — As the high priest was chief in all matters of an ecclesiastical nature, and the present business was pretendedly religious, he was the proper person to apply to for letters by which this virulent persecutor might be accredited. The letters must necessarily be granted in the name of the whole Sanhedrin, of which Gamaliel, Saul's master, was at that time the head; but the high priest was the proper organ through whom this business might be negotiated.
