King James Version (KJV)

Acts 22:19

“And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:”

Verse in context — Acts 22

And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

And saw him saying unto me, ‹Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.›

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

And he said unto me, ‹Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.›

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