Bible Cross References
the least
2 Corinthians 11:5
I do not think that I am the least bit inferior to those very special so-called "apostles" of yours!
2 Corinthians 12:11
I am acting like a fool---but you have made me do it. You are the ones who ought to show your approval of me. For even if I am nothing, I am in no way inferior to those very special "apostles" of yours.
Ephesians 3:7
I was made a servant of the gospel by God's special gift, which he gave me through the working of his power.
Ephesians 3:8
I am less than the least of all God's people; yet God gave me this privilege of taking to the Gentiles the Good News about the infinite riches of Christ,
because
Acts 8:3
But Saul tried to destroy the church; going from house to house, he dragged out the believers, both men and women, and threw them into jail.
Acts 9:1-19
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In the meantime Saul kept up his violent threats of murder against the followers of the Lord. He went to the High Priest
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and asked for letters of introduction to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he should find there any followers of the Way of the Lord, he would be able to arrest them, both men and women, and bring them back to Jerusalem.
3
As Saul was coming near the city of Damascus, suddenly a light from the sky flashed around him.
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He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul! Why do you persecute me?"
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"Who are you, Lord?" he asked. "I am Jesus, whom you persecute," the voice said.
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"But get up and go into the city, where you will be told what you must do."
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The men who were traveling with Saul had stopped, not saying a word; they heard the voice but could not see anyone.
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Saul got up from the ground and opened his eyes, but could not see a thing. So they took him by the hand and led him into Damascus.
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For three days he was not able to see, and during that time he did not eat or drink anything.
10
There was a believer in Damascus named Ananias. He had a vision, in which the Lord said to him, "Ananias!" "Here I am, Lord," he answered.
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The Lord said to him, "Get ready and go to Straight Street, and at the house of Judas ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying,
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and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come in and place his hands on him so that he might see again."
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Ananias answered, "Lord, many people have told me about this man and about all the terrible things he has done to your people in Jerusalem.
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And he has come to Damascus with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who worship you."
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The Lord said to him, "Go, because I have chosen him to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel.
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And I myself will show him all that he must suffer for my sake."
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So Ananias went, entered the house where Saul was, and placed his hands on him. "Brother Saul," he said, "the Lord has sent me---Jesus himself, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here. He sent me so that you might see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
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At once something like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he was able to see again. He stood up and was baptized;
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and after he had eaten, his strength came back. Saul stayed for a few days with the believers in Damascus.
Acts 22:4
I persecuted to the death the people who followed this Way. I arrested men and women and threw them into prison.
Acts 22:5
The High Priest and the whole Council can prove that I am telling the truth. I received from them letters written to fellow Jews in Damascus, so I went there to arrest these people and bring them back in chains to Jerusalem to be punished.
Acts 26:9-11
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"I myself thought that I should do everything I could against the cause of Jesus of Nazareth.
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That is what I did in Jerusalem. I received authority from the chief priests and put many of God's people in prison; and when they were sentenced to death, I also voted against them.
11
Many times I had them punished in the synagogues and tried to make them deny their faith. I was so furious with them that I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
Galatians 1:13
You have been told how I used to live when I was devoted to the Jewish religion, how I persecuted without mercy the church of God and did my best to destroy it.
Galatians 1:23
They knew only what others were saying: "The man who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith that he once tried to destroy!"
Philippians 3:6
and I was so zealous that I persecuted the church. As far as a person can be righteous by obeying the commands of the Law, I was without fault.
1 Timothy 1:13
even though in the past I spoke evil of him and persecuted and insulted him. But God was merciful to me because I did not yet have faith and so did not know what I was doing.
1 Timothy 1:14
And our Lord poured out his abundant grace on me and gave me the faith and love which are ours in union with Christ Jesus.