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Acts 26:9
So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Acts 26:9 · Berean Standard Bible
Acts 26:9 in other translations
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
“I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
"I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
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In context
6 And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
7 the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
8 Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
9 So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
11 I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
12 In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
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