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Acts 26:12

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Acts 26:12 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,
Acts 26:12 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 26

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
9I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.
11And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto foreign cities.
12Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,
13at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me.
14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.
15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Whereupon as I went to Damascus, etc.] Being intent, upon the above said things, to punish the saints, compel them to blaspheme, imprison them, and even put them to death on account of these things; upon this errand and business he went to Damascus, the chief city of Syria, where he knew there were many that believed in Christ, who had removed from Jerusalem thither, on account of the persecution, or were settled there before: with authority and commission from the chief priests; the Jewish sanhedrim, to bring those of them at Damascus bound to Jerusalem, in order to be punished, as in (<440902>Acts 9:2, 22:5) and which the Ethiopic version adds here.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this passage explained in the notes on Acts 9:5, etc. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Act 9:2. Acts 26:13”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“26:12-18 See 9:1-18.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“as: Act 9:1, Act 9:2, Act 22:5 with: Act 26:10; Kg1 21:8-10; Psa 94:20, Psa 94:21; Isa 10:1; Jer 26:8, Jer 29:26, Jer 29:27; Joh 7:45-48, Joh 11:57 Acts 26:13”
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