Acts 22:4 Cross References - Wesley

⁴ And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women: As likewise the high priest is my witness, and all the estate of the elders:

²⁶ And he spake boldly in the synagogue. And Aquila and Priscilla hearing him, took him to their house, and explained to him the way of God more perfectly.

⁹ But when some were hardened, and would not believe, but spake reproachfully of the way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, discoursing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

²³ And about that time, there arose no small tumult concerning the way.

⁶ persecuting the church, touching the righteousness, which is by the law, blameless.

⁵⁸ And casting him out of the city, stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.

¹ And at that time there was a great persecution against the church, which was in Jerusalem. And they were all scattered abroad through the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. ² And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him. ³ But Saul made havock of the church, entring into every house, and haling men and women, committed them to prison. ⁴ Therefore they that were scattered abroad, went every where, preaching the word.

¹ But Saul still breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, ² going to the high priest, Desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, he might bring both men and women bound to Jerusalem.

¹³ But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem. ¹⁴ And here also he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all that call on thy name.

²¹ But all that heard were amazed, and said, Is not this he who destroyed those that call on this name at Jerusalem? And came hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

¹⁷ She following after Paul and us, cried out, saying, These men are servants of the most high God, who declare to us the way of salvation.

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee. ²⁰ And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by and consenting to his death, and kept the garments of them that slew him.

¹⁴ that after the way, which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

⁹ I indeed thought myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth: ¹⁰ Which also I did in Jerusalem: and having received authority from the chief priests, I shut up many of the saints in prisons, and when they were killed, I gave my vote against them. ¹¹ And frequently punishing them in all the synagogues, I compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

⁹ For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

¹³ having put me into the ministry, Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecuter, and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. ¹⁴ And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief.