Acts 9:2 求文书给大马士革的各会堂，若是找着信奉这道的人，无论男女，都准他捆绑带到耶路撒冷。

9:2 MSG

逐节对照

新标点和合本 - 求文书给大马士革的各会堂，若是找着信奉这道的人，无论男女，都准他捆绑带到耶路撒冷。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 要求发信给大马士革的各会堂，若是找着信奉这道的人，无论男女，都准他捆绑带到耶路撒冷。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 要求发信给大马士革的各会堂，若是找着信奉这道的人，无论男女，都准他捆绑带到耶路撒冷。
当代译本 - 要取得授权书到大马士革的各会堂搜捕信奉这道的人，无论男女，都要把他们绑了押回耶路撒冷。
圣经新译本 - 要求他发公函给大马士革各会堂，如果发现奉行这道的人，准他连男带女缉拿到耶路撒冷。
中文标准译本 - 求他发一些信函给大马士革各会堂，准许扫罗如果发现什么人属于这道，无论男女，都捆绑起来，带到耶路撒冷。
现代标点和合本 - 求文书给大马士革的各会堂，若是找着信奉这道的人，无论男女，都准他捆绑带到耶路撒冷。
和合本（拼音版） - 求文书给大马士革的各会堂，若是找着信奉这道的人，无论男女，都准他捆绑带到耶路撒冷。
New International Version - and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
New International Reader's Version - He asked the priest for letters to the synagogues in Damascus. He wanted to find men and women who belonged to the Way of Jesus. The letters would allow him to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
English Standard Version - and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
New Living Translation - He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.
Christian Standard Bible - and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible - and asked for letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them in shackles to Jerusalem.
New King James Version - and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible - and he asked for letters [of authority] from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any men or women there belonging to the Way [believers, followers of Jesus the Messiah], men and women alike, he could arrest them and bring them bound [with chains] to Jerusalem.
American Standard Version - and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
King James Version - And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
New English Translation - and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
World English Bible - and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
新標點和合本 - 求文書給大馬士革的各會堂，若是找着信奉這道的人，無論男女，都准他捆綁帶到耶路撒冷。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 要求發信給大馬士革的各會堂，若是找着信奉這道的人，無論男女，都准他捆綁帶到耶路撒冷。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 要求發信給大馬士革的各會堂，若是找着信奉這道的人，無論男女，都准他捆綁帶到耶路撒冷。
當代譯本 - 要取得授權書到大馬士革的各會堂搜捕信奉這道的人，無論男女，都要把他們綁了押回耶路撒冷。
聖經新譯本 - 要求他發公函給大馬士革各會堂，如果發現奉行這道的人，准他連男帶女緝拿到耶路撒冷。
呂振中譯本 - 向他求文書給大馬色各會堂，好使他、若找着了甚麼人信奉這道路，無論男女、都可以捆住，帶到耶路撒冷。
中文標準譯本 - 求他發一些信函給大馬士革各會堂，准許掃羅如果發現什麼人屬於這道，無論男女，都捆綁起來，帶到耶路撒冷。
現代標點和合本 - 求文書給大馬士革的各會堂，若是找著信奉這道的人，無論男女，都准他捆綁帶到耶路撒冷。
文理和合譯本 - 求書達大馬色諸會堂、若遇從此道者、無論男女、則繫而解至耶路撒冷、
文理委辦譯本 - 求書、往大馬色、入諸會堂、凡從耶穌道之男女、遇則繫解耶路撒冷、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 求予之書致大瑪色諸會堂、若遇從此道者、或男或女、許其縛而解耶路撒冷、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 求行文大馬士革各會堂、遇有此道中人、不論男女、盡縛解耶路撒冷。
Nueva Versión Internacional - y le pidió cartas de extradición para las sinagogas de Damasco. Tenía la intención de encontrar y llevarse presos a Jerusalén a todos los que pertenecieran al Camino, fueran hombres o mujeres.
현대인의 성경 - 다마스커스의 여러 회당에 보낼 공문을 요구하였다. 그것은 믿는 사람이면 남녀를 가리지 않고 보는 대로 잡아 예루살렘으로 끌고 오기 위해서였다.
Новый Русский Перевод - и попросил у него письма к синагогам Дамаска, чтобы он мог арестовывать и приводить в Иерусалим всех принадлежащих Пути , которых сможет там найти, будь то мужчины или женщины.
Восточный перевод - и попросил у него письма в Дамаск к начальствующим в молитвенных домах иудеев, чтобы он мог арестовывать и приводить в Иерусалим всех принадлежащих Пути , кого сможет найти там, будь то мужчины или женщины.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - и попросил у него письма в Дамаск к начальствующим в молитвенных домах иудеев, чтобы он мог арестовывать и приводить в Иерусалим всех принадлежащих Пути , кого сможет найти там, будь то мужчины или женщины.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - и попросил у него письма в Дамаск к начальствующим в молитвенных домах иудеев, чтобы он мог арестовывать и приводить в Иерусалим всех принадлежащих Пути , кого сможет найти там, будь то мужчины или женщины.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - et lui demanda des lettres de recommandation pour les synagogues de Damas. Ces lettres l’autorisaient, s’il trouvait là-bas des hommes ou des femmes qui suivaient la Voie du Seigneur, à les arrêter et à les amener à Jérusalem .
リビングバイブル - そして、ダマスコの諸会堂あての手紙を書いてくれと頼み込みました。それはダマスコのクリスチャンを、男だろうが女だろうが、見つけしだい縛り上げ、エルサレムに連行するためでした。
Nestle Aland 28 - ᾐτήσατο παρ’ αὐτοῦ ἐπιστολὰς εἰς Δαμασκὸν πρὸς τὰς συναγωγάς, ὅπως ἐάν τινας εὕρῃ τῆς ὁδοῦ ὄντας, ἄνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας, δεδεμένους ἀγάγῃ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ᾐτήσατο παρ’ αὐτοῦ ἐπιστολὰς εἰς Δαμασκὸν πρὸς τὰς συναγωγάς, ὅπως ἐάν τινας εὕρῃ τῆς ὁδοῦ, ὄντας ἄνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας, δεδεμένους ἀγάγῃ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ.
Nova Versão Internacional - pediu-lhe cartas para as sinagogas de Damasco, de maneira que, caso encontrasse ali homens ou mulheres que pertencessem ao Caminho, pudesse levá-los presos para Jerusalém.
Hoffnung für alle - und ließ sich von ihm Empfehlungsschreiben für die jüdische Gemeinde in Damaskus mitgeben. Sie ermächtigten ihn, auch dort die Anhänger der neuen Lehre aufzuspüren und sie – ganz gleich ob Männer oder Frauen – als Gefangene nach Jerusalem zu bringen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Ông xin người viết thư gửi cho các hội đường tại Đa-mách, yêu cầu giúp ông lùng bắt những ai theo Đạo—cả nam lẫn nữ—trói lại giải về Giê-ru-sa-lem.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และขอจดหมายถึงธรรมศาลาต่างๆ ในเมืองดามัสกัสเพื่อว่าถ้าเขาพบใครก็ตามที่ถือ “ทางนั้น” ไม่ว่าชายหรือหญิงจะได้คุมตัวเป็นนักโทษมายังกรุงเยรูซาเล็ม
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพื่อทำหนังสือยื่นไปยังศาลาที่ประชุมต่างๆ ในเมืองดามัสกัสว่า หากมีผู้ใดไม่ว่าชายหรือหญิงที่ดำเนินตามใน “วิถีทางนั้น” ให้จับมัดพามายังเมืองเยรูซาเล็ม

交叉引用

Psalms 82:2 - “Enough! You’ve corrupted justice long enough, you’ve let the wicked get away with murder. You’re here to defend the defenseless, to make sure that underdogs get a fair break; Your job is to stand up for the powerless, and prosecute all those who exploit them.”
Acts 13:14 - On the Sabbath they went to the meeting place and took their places. After the reading of the Scriptures—God’s Law and the Prophets—the president of the meeting asked them, “Friends, do you have anything you want to say? A word of encouragement, perhaps?”
Acts 28:17 - Three days later, Paul called the Jewish leaders together for a meeting at his house. He said, “The Jews in Jerusalem arrested me on trumped-up charges, and I was taken into custody by the Romans. I assure you that I did absolutely nothing against Jewish laws or Jewish customs. After the Romans investigated the charges and found there was nothing to them, they wanted to set me free, but the Jews objected so fiercely that I was forced to appeal to Caesar. I did this not to accuse them of any wrongdoing or to get our people in trouble with Rome. We’ve had enough trouble through the years that way. I did it for Israel. I asked you to come and listen to me today to make it clear that I’m on Israel’s side, not against her. I’m a hostage here for hope, not doom.”
Acts 28:21 - They said, “Nobody wrote warning us about you. And no one has shown up saying anything bad about you. But we would like very much to hear more. The only thing we know about this Christian sect is that nobody seems to have anything good to say about it.”
Esther 3:8 - Haman then spoke with King Xerxes: “There is an odd set of people scattered through the provinces of your kingdom who don’t fit in. Their customs and ways are different from those of everybody else. Worse, they disregard the king’s laws. They’re an affront; the king shouldn’t put up with them. If it please the king, let orders be given that they be destroyed. I’ll pay for it myself. I’ll deposit 375 tons of silver in the royal bank to finance the operation.”
Esther 3:10 - The king slipped his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, archenemy of the Jews.
Esther 3:11 - “Go ahead,” the king said to Haman. “It’s your money—do whatever you want with those people.”
Esther 3:12 - The king’s secretaries were brought in on the thirteenth day of the first month. The orders were written out word for word as Haman had addressed them to the king’s satraps, the governors of every province, and the officials of every people. They were written in the script of each province and the language of each people in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.
Esther 3:13 - Bulletins were sent out by couriers to all the king’s provinces with orders to massacre, kill, and eliminate all the Jews—youngsters and old men, women and babies—on a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar, and to plunder their goods. Copies of the bulletin were to be posted in each province, publicly available to all peoples, to get them ready for that day.
Acts 26:12 - “One day on my way to Damascus, armed as always with papers from the high priests authorizing my action, right in the middle of the day a blaze of light, light outshining the sun, poured out of the sky on me and my companions. Oh, King, it was so bright! We fell flat on our faces. Then I heard a voice in Hebrew: ‘Saul, Saul, why are you out to get me? Why do you insist on going against the grain?’
Acts 22:4 - “I went after anyone connected with this ‘Way,’ went at them with all my might, ready to kill for God. I rounded up men and women right and left and had them thrown in prison. You can ask the Chief Priest or anyone in the High Council to verify this; they all knew me well. Then I went off to our brothers in Damascus, armed with official documents authorizing me to hunt down the followers of Jesus there, arrest them, and bring them back to Jerusalem for sentencing.
Acts 24:22 - Felix waffled. He knew far more about the Way than he let on, and could have settled the case then and there. But uncertain of his best move politically, he played for time. “When Captain Lysias comes down, I’ll decide your case.” He gave orders to the centurion to keep Paul in custody, but to more or less give him the run of the place and not prevent his friends from helping him.
Acts 24:14 - “But I do freely admit this: In regard to the Way, which they malign as a dead-end street, I serve and worship the very same God served and worshiped by all our ancestors and embrace everything written in all our Scriptures. And I admit to living in hopeful anticipation that God will raise the dead, both the good and the bad. If that’s my crime, my accusers are just as guilty as I am.
Acts 19:23 - But before he got away, a huge ruckus occurred over what was now being referred to as “the Way.” A certain silversmith, Demetrius, conducted a brisk trade in the manufacture of shrines to the goddess Artemis, employing a number of artisans in his business. He rounded up his workers and others similarly employed and said, “Men, you well know that we have a good thing going here—and you’ve seen how Paul has barged in and discredited what we’re doing by telling people that there’s no such thing as a god made with hands. A lot of people are going along with him, not only here in Ephesus but all through Asia province.

逐节对照

交叉引用

新标点和合本 - 求文书给大马士革的各会堂，若是找着信奉这道的人，无论男女，都准他捆绑带到耶路撒冷。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 要求发信给大马士革的各会堂，若是找着信奉这道的人，无论男女，都准他捆绑带到耶路撒冷。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 要求发信给大马士革的各会堂，若是找着信奉这道的人，无论男女，都准他捆绑带到耶路撒冷。
当代译本 - 要取得授权书到大马士革的各会堂搜捕信奉这道的人，无论男女，都要把他们绑了押回耶路撒冷。
圣经新译本 - 要求他发公函给大马士革各会堂，如果发现奉行这道的人，准他连男带女缉拿到耶路撒冷。
中文标准译本 - 求他发一些信函给大马士革各会堂，准许扫罗如果发现什么人属于这道，无论男女，都捆绑起来，带到耶路撒冷。
现代标点和合本 - 求文书给大马士革的各会堂，若是找着信奉这道的人，无论男女，都准他捆绑带到耶路撒冷。
和合本（拼音版） - 求文书给大马士革的各会堂，若是找着信奉这道的人，无论男女，都准他捆绑带到耶路撒冷。
New International Version - and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
New International Reader's Version - He asked the priest for letters to the synagogues in Damascus. He wanted to find men and women who belonged to the Way of Jesus. The letters would allow him to take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
English Standard Version - and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
New Living Translation - He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.
Christian Standard Bible - and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible - and asked for letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them in shackles to Jerusalem.
New King James Version - and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible - and he asked for letters [of authority] from him to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any men or women there belonging to the Way [believers, followers of Jesus the Messiah], men and women alike, he could arrest them and bring them bound [with chains] to Jerusalem.
American Standard Version - and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
King James Version - And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.
New English Translation - and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, either men or women, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
World English Bible - and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
新標點和合本 - 求文書給大馬士革的各會堂，若是找着信奉這道的人，無論男女，都准他捆綁帶到耶路撒冷。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 要求發信給大馬士革的各會堂，若是找着信奉這道的人，無論男女，都准他捆綁帶到耶路撒冷。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 要求發信給大馬士革的各會堂，若是找着信奉這道的人，無論男女，都准他捆綁帶到耶路撒冷。
當代譯本 - 要取得授權書到大馬士革的各會堂搜捕信奉這道的人，無論男女，都要把他們綁了押回耶路撒冷。
聖經新譯本 - 要求他發公函給大馬士革各會堂，如果發現奉行這道的人，准他連男帶女緝拿到耶路撒冷。
呂振中譯本 - 向他求文書給大馬色各會堂，好使他、若找着了甚麼人信奉這道路，無論男女、都可以捆住，帶到耶路撒冷。
中文標準譯本 - 求他發一些信函給大馬士革各會堂，准許掃羅如果發現什麼人屬於這道，無論男女，都捆綁起來，帶到耶路撒冷。
現代標點和合本 - 求文書給大馬士革的各會堂，若是找著信奉這道的人，無論男女，都准他捆綁帶到耶路撒冷。
文理和合譯本 - 求書達大馬色諸會堂、若遇從此道者、無論男女、則繫而解至耶路撒冷、
文理委辦譯本 - 求書、往大馬色、入諸會堂、凡從耶穌道之男女、遇則繫解耶路撒冷、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 求予之書致大瑪色諸會堂、若遇從此道者、或男或女、許其縛而解耶路撒冷、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 求行文大馬士革各會堂、遇有此道中人、不論男女、盡縛解耶路撒冷。
Nueva Versión Internacional - y le pidió cartas de extradición para las sinagogas de Damasco. Tenía la intención de encontrar y llevarse presos a Jerusalén a todos los que pertenecieran al Camino, fueran hombres o mujeres.
현대인의 성경 - 다마스커스의 여러 회당에 보낼 공문을 요구하였다. 그것은 믿는 사람이면 남녀를 가리지 않고 보는 대로 잡아 예루살렘으로 끌고 오기 위해서였다.
Новый Русский Перевод - и попросил у него письма к синагогам Дамаска, чтобы он мог арестовывать и приводить в Иерусалим всех принадлежащих Пути , которых сможет там найти, будь то мужчины или женщины.
Восточный перевод - и попросил у него письма в Дамаск к начальствующим в молитвенных домах иудеев, чтобы он мог арестовывать и приводить в Иерусалим всех принадлежащих Пути , кого сможет найти там, будь то мужчины или женщины.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - и попросил у него письма в Дамаск к начальствующим в молитвенных домах иудеев, чтобы он мог арестовывать и приводить в Иерусалим всех принадлежащих Пути , кого сможет найти там, будь то мужчины или женщины.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - и попросил у него письма в Дамаск к начальствующим в молитвенных домах иудеев, чтобы он мог арестовывать и приводить в Иерусалим всех принадлежащих Пути , кого сможет найти там, будь то мужчины или женщины.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - et lui demanda des lettres de recommandation pour les synagogues de Damas. Ces lettres l’autorisaient, s’il trouvait là-bas des hommes ou des femmes qui suivaient la Voie du Seigneur, à les arrêter et à les amener à Jérusalem .
リビングバイブル - そして、ダマスコの諸会堂あての手紙を書いてくれと頼み込みました。それはダマスコのクリスチャンを、男だろうが女だろうが、見つけしだい縛り上げ、エルサレムに連行するためでした。
Nestle Aland 28 - ᾐτήσατο παρ’ αὐτοῦ ἐπιστολὰς εἰς Δαμασκὸν πρὸς τὰς συναγωγάς, ὅπως ἐάν τινας εὕρῃ τῆς ὁδοῦ ὄντας, ἄνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας, δεδεμένους ἀγάγῃ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ᾐτήσατο παρ’ αὐτοῦ ἐπιστολὰς εἰς Δαμασκὸν πρὸς τὰς συναγωγάς, ὅπως ἐάν τινας εὕρῃ τῆς ὁδοῦ, ὄντας ἄνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας, δεδεμένους ἀγάγῃ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ.
Nova Versão Internacional - pediu-lhe cartas para as sinagogas de Damasco, de maneira que, caso encontrasse ali homens ou mulheres que pertencessem ao Caminho, pudesse levá-los presos para Jerusalém.
Hoffnung für alle - und ließ sich von ihm Empfehlungsschreiben für die jüdische Gemeinde in Damaskus mitgeben. Sie ermächtigten ihn, auch dort die Anhänger der neuen Lehre aufzuspüren und sie – ganz gleich ob Männer oder Frauen – als Gefangene nach Jerusalem zu bringen.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Ông xin người viết thư gửi cho các hội đường tại Đa-mách, yêu cầu giúp ông lùng bắt những ai theo Đạo—cả nam lẫn nữ—trói lại giải về Giê-ru-sa-lem.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - และขอจดหมายถึงธรรมศาลาต่างๆ ในเมืองดามัสกัสเพื่อว่าถ้าเขาพบใครก็ตามที่ถือ “ทางนั้น” ไม่ว่าชายหรือหญิงจะได้คุมตัวเป็นนักโทษมายังกรุงเยรูซาเล็ม
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพื่อทำหนังสือยื่นไปยังศาลาที่ประชุมต่างๆ ในเมืองดามัสกัสว่า หากมีผู้ใดไม่ว่าชายหรือหญิงที่ดำเนินตามใน “วิถีทางนั้น” ให้จับมัดพามายังเมืองเยรูซาเล็ม

Psalms 82:2 - “Enough! You’ve corrupted justice long enough, you’ve let the wicked get away with murder. You’re here to defend the defenseless, to make sure that underdogs get a fair break; Your job is to stand up for the powerless, and prosecute all those who exploit them.”
Acts 13:14 - On the Sabbath they went to the meeting place and took their places. After the reading of the Scriptures—God’s Law and the Prophets—the president of the meeting asked them, “Friends, do you have anything you want to say? A word of encouragement, perhaps?”
Acts 28:17 - Three days later, Paul called the Jewish leaders together for a meeting at his house. He said, “The Jews in Jerusalem arrested me on trumped-up charges, and I was taken into custody by the Romans. I assure you that I did absolutely nothing against Jewish laws or Jewish customs. After the Romans investigated the charges and found there was nothing to them, they wanted to set me free, but the Jews objected so fiercely that I was forced to appeal to Caesar. I did this not to accuse them of any wrongdoing or to get our people in trouble with Rome. We’ve had enough trouble through the years that way. I did it for Israel. I asked you to come and listen to me today to make it clear that I’m on Israel’s side, not against her. I’m a hostage here for hope, not doom.”
Acts 28:21 - They said, “Nobody wrote warning us about you. And no one has shown up saying anything bad about you. But we would like very much to hear more. The only thing we know about this Christian sect is that nobody seems to have anything good to say about it.”
Esther 3:8 - Haman then spoke with King Xerxes: “There is an odd set of people scattered through the provinces of your kingdom who don’t fit in. Their customs and ways are different from those of everybody else. Worse, they disregard the king’s laws. They’re an affront; the king shouldn’t put up with them. If it please the king, let orders be given that they be destroyed. I’ll pay for it myself. I’ll deposit 375 tons of silver in the royal bank to finance the operation.”
Esther 3:10 - The king slipped his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, archenemy of the Jews.
Esther 3:11 - “Go ahead,” the king said to Haman. “It’s your money—do whatever you want with those people.”
Esther 3:12 - The king’s secretaries were brought in on the thirteenth day of the first month. The orders were written out word for word as Haman had addressed them to the king’s satraps, the governors of every province, and the officials of every people. They were written in the script of each province and the language of each people in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.
Esther 3:13 - Bulletins were sent out by couriers to all the king’s provinces with orders to massacre, kill, and eliminate all the Jews—youngsters and old men, women and babies—on a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar, and to plunder their goods. Copies of the bulletin were to be posted in each province, publicly available to all peoples, to get them ready for that day.
Acts 26:12 - “One day on my way to Damascus, armed as always with papers from the high priests authorizing my action, right in the middle of the day a blaze of light, light outshining the sun, poured out of the sky on me and my companions. Oh, King, it was so bright! We fell flat on our faces. Then I heard a voice in Hebrew: ‘Saul, Saul, why are you out to get me? Why do you insist on going against the grain?’
Acts 22:4 - “I went after anyone connected with this ‘Way,’ went at them with all my might, ready to kill for God. I rounded up men and women right and left and had them thrown in prison. You can ask the Chief Priest or anyone in the High Council to verify this; they all knew me well. Then I went off to our brothers in Damascus, armed with official documents authorizing me to hunt down the followers of Jesus there, arrest them, and bring them back to Jerusalem for sentencing.
Acts 24:22 - Felix waffled. He knew far more about the Way than he let on, and could have settled the case then and there. But uncertain of his best move politically, he played for time. “When Captain Lysias comes down, I’ll decide your case.” He gave orders to the centurion to keep Paul in custody, but to more or less give him the run of the place and not prevent his friends from helping him.
Acts 24:14 - “But I do freely admit this: In regard to the Way, which they malign as a dead-end street, I serve and worship the very same God served and worshiped by all our ancestors and embrace everything written in all our Scriptures. And I admit to living in hopeful anticipation that God will raise the dead, both the good and the bad. If that’s my crime, my accusers are just as guilty as I am.
Acts 19:23 - But before he got away, a huge ruckus occurred over what was now being referred to as “the Way.” A certain silversmith, Demetrius, conducted a brisk trade in the manufacture of shrines to the goddess Artemis, employing a number of artisans in his business. He rounded up his workers and others similarly employed and said, “Men, you well know that we have a good thing going here—and you’ve seen how Paul has barged in and discredited what we’re doing by telling people that there’s no such thing as a god made with hands. A lot of people are going along with him, not only here in Ephesus but all through Asia province.