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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/acts/22.htm">New International Version</a> I persecuted the followers of this Way to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison, <a href="/nlt/acts/22.htm">New Living Translation</a> And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison. <a href="/esv/acts/22.htm">English Standard Version</a> I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, <a href="/bsb/acts/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison, <a href="/blb/acts/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> who persecuted this Way as far as death, binding and betraying to prisons both men and women, <a href="/kjv/acts/22.htm">King James Bible</a> And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. <a href="/nkjv/acts/22.htm">New King James Version</a> I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women, <a href="/nasb_/acts/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons, <a href="/nasb/acts/22.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons, <a href="/nasb77/acts/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women into prisons, <a href="/lsb/acts/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering both men and women into prisons, <a href="/amp/acts/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I persecuted and pursued the followers of this Way to the death, binding them with chains and putting [followers of Jesus] both men and women into prisons, <a href="/csb/acts/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I persecuted this Way to the death, arresting and putting both men and women in jail, <a href="/hcsb/acts/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and putting both men and women in jail, <a href="/asv/acts/22.htm">American Standard Version</a> and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. <a href="/cev/acts/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I made trouble for everyone who followed the Lord's Way, and I even had some of them killed. I had others arrested and put in jail. I didn't care if they were men or women. <a href="/erv/acts/22.htm">English Revised Version</a> and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. <a href="/gwt/acts/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I persecuted people who followed the way [of Christ]: I tied up men and women and put them into prison until they were executed. <a href="/gnt/acts/22.htm">Good News Translation</a> I persecuted to the death the people who followed this Way. I arrested men and women and threw them into prison. <a href="/isv/acts/22.htm">International Standard Version</a> I persecuted this Way, even executing people, and kept tying up both men and women and putting them in prison, <a href="/msb/acts/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison, <a href="/net/acts/22.htm">NET Bible</a> I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison, <a href="/nheb/acts/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. <a href="/wbt/acts/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I persecuted this way even to death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. <a href="/wey/acts/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> I persecuted to death this new faith, continually binding both men and women and throwing them into prison; <a href="/web/acts/22.htm">World English Bible</a> I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And this Way I persecuted to death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women, <a href="/blb/acts/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> who persecuted this Way as far as death, binding and betraying to prisons both men and women, <a href="/ylt/acts/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women, <a href="/slt/acts/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Who drove out this way even to death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Who persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. <a href="/cpdv/acts/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I persecuted this Way, even unto death, binding and delivering into custody both men and women, <a href="/nabre/acts/22.htm">New American Bible</a> I persecuted this Way to death, binding both men and women and delivering them to prison. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I persecuted this Way up to the point of death by binding both men and women and putting them in prison,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I persecuted this religion to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/22.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And I persecuted this way unto death, as I would bind and deliver men and women into prison.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/22.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prison both men and women, <a href="/godbey/acts/22.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> who after this way persecuted unto death, binding and committing to prison both men and women; <a href="/haweis/acts/22.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> so much so that I persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women. <a href="/mace/acts/22.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for I persecuted this sect even to death, throwing them into chains and prisons both men and women: <a href="/wey/acts/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> I persecuted to death this new faith, continually binding both men and women and throwing them into prison; <a href="/worrell/acts/22.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and I persecuted this Way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women; <a href="/worsley/acts/22.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And I persecuted those of this persuasion even unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. <a href="/parallel/acts/22-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=7374" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/22.htm">Paul's Defense to the Crowd</a> …3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today. 4<a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">I</a> <a href="/greek/1377.htm" title="1377: ediōxa (V-AIA-1S) -- To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute.">persecuted</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tautēn (DPro-AFS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3598.htm" title="3598: Hodon (N-AFS) -- A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means.">Way</a> <a href="/greek/891.htm" title="891: achri (Prep) -- As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to.">even to the</a> <a href="/greek/2288.htm" title="2288: thanatou (N-GMS) -- Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.">death,</a> <a href="/greek/1195.htm" title="1195: desmeuōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To bind, put in chains, tie together. From a derivative of desmeo; to be a binder, i.e. To enchain, to tie on.">detaining</a> <a href="/greek/5037.htm" title="5037: te (Conj) -- And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also.">both</a> <a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: andras (N-AMP) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.">men</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynaikas (N-AFP) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">women</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3860.htm" title="3860: paradidous (V-PPA-NMS) -- From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.">throwing them</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">into</a> <a href="/greek/5438.htm" title="5438: phylakas (N-AFP) -- From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.">prison,</a> 5as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Acts 9:1-2</a> Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest / and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem. <a href="/acts/26-9.htm">Acts 26:9-11</a> So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. / 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. / 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. <a href="/galatians/1-13.htm">Galatians 1:13</a> For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. <a href="/1_timothy/1-13.htm">1 Timothy 1:13</a> I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy. <a href="/philippians/3-6.htm">Philippians 3:6</a> as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless. <a href="/john/16-2.htm">John 16:2</a> They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God. <a href="/matthew/10-17.htm">Matthew 10:17</a> But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues. <a href="/luke/21-12.htm">Luke 21:12</a> But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors. <a href="/acts/8-3.htm">Acts 8:3</a> But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison. <a href="/acts/7-58.htm">Acts 7:58</a> They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. <a href="/acts/9-13.htm">Acts 9:13-14</a> But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. / And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.” <a href="/acts/26-14.htm">Acts 26:14-15</a> We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ / ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-9.htm">1 Corinthians 15:9</a> For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-24.htm">2 Corinthians 11:24-25</a> Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. / Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea. <a href="/jeremiah/20-2.htm">Jeremiah 20:2</a> he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.I persecuted.<a href="/acts/22-19.htm">Acts 22:19,20</a> And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: … <a href="/acts/7-58.htm">Acts 7:58</a> And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.<a href="/acts/8-1.htm">Acts 8:1-4</a> And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles… this.<a href="/acts/16-17.htm">Acts 16:17</a> The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.<a href="/acts/18-26.htm">Acts 18:26</a> And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.<a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Acts 19:9,23</a> But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/12-4.htm">Arresting</a> <a href="/acts/12-1.htm">Attacks</a> <a href="/mark/15-1.htm">Binding</a> <a href="/acts/13-52.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/acts/21-31.htm">Death</a> <a href="/acts/16-4.htm">Delivering</a> <a href="/acts/21-25.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/acts/17-34.htm">Followers</a> <a href="/acts/19-23.htm">New</a> <a href="/acts/7-52.htm">Persecuted</a> <a href="/acts/20-23.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/luke/21-12.htm">Prisons</a> <a href="/acts/19-33.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/acts/16-20.htm">Throwing</a> <a href="/acts/21-33.htm">Way</a> <a href="/acts/17-12.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/12-4.htm">Arresting</a> <a href="/acts/24-5.htm">Attacks</a> <a href="/romans/7-1.htm">Binding</a> <a href="/acts/27-33.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/acts/22-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/acts/26-17.htm">Delivering</a> <a href="/acts/22-19.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-16.htm">Followers</a> <a href="/acts/24-22.htm">New</a> <a href="/acts/26-11.htm">Persecuted</a> <a href="/acts/22-19.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/acts/26-10.htm">Prisons</a> <a href="/acts/22-19.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/acts/22-23.htm">Throwing</a> <a href="/acts/22-5.htm">Way</a> <a href="/romans/1-26.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 22</div>1. <a href="/acts/22-1.htm">Paul declares how he was converted to the faith,</a> 17. <a href="/acts/22-17.htm">and called to his apostleship.</a> 22. <a href="/acts/22-22.htm">At the very mentioning of the Gentiles the people exclaim on him.</a> 24. <a href="/acts/22-24.htm">He would have been scourged;</a> 25. <a href="/acts/22-25.htm">but claiming the privilege of a Roman, he escapes.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I persecuted this Way even to the death Paul, formerly known as Saul, is recounting his past actions against the early Christian movement, referred to as "the Way." This term reflects the early Christians' belief in Jesus as the way to salvation, echoing Jesus' own words in <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>. Paul's persecution "even to the death" indicates his involvement in severe actions against Christians, including the approval of Stephen's martyrdom (<a href="/acts/7-58.htm">Acts 7:58-8</a>:1). This highlights the intensity of his opposition before his conversion on the road to Damascus (<a href="/acts/9.htm">Acts 9:1-19</a>).detaining both men and women Paul's actions were not limited by gender, showing the indiscriminate nature of his persecution. This reflects the early church's inclusivity, as both men and women were active participants in the Christian community. The mention of women underscores the significant role they played in the early church, as seen in other New Testament passages like <a href="/romans/16.htm">Romans 16:1-7</a>, where women are acknowledged as deacons and fellow workers in Christ.and throwing them into prison Imprisonment was a common punishment for those seen as threats to the religious and social order. In the context of first-century Judaism, the Sanhedrin had authority over religious matters, and Paul, as a zealous Pharisee, acted under their jurisdiction. This phrase also foreshadows Paul's own future imprisonments for the sake of the gospel (<a href="/acts/16-23.htm">Acts 16:23</a>, <a href="/2_corinthians/11-23.htm">2 Corinthians 11:23</a>), illustrating a dramatic transformation from persecutor to persecuted.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul (formerly Saul)</a> The speaker in this verse, Paul is recounting his past actions before his conversion to Christianity. He was a zealous Pharisee who persecuted Christians. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_way.htm">The Way</a> This term refers to the early Christian movement. It highlights the distinct path of life and faith that followers of Jesus were known for. 3. <a href="/topical/p/persecution.htm">Persecution</a> Paul describes his active role in persecuting Christians, which included arresting and imprisoning both men and women, and even consenting to their deaths. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> While not mentioned directly in this verse, Jerusalem is the central location of Paul's early persecution efforts. 5. <a href="/topical/i/imprisonment.htm">Imprisonment</a> Paul’s actions involved detaining Christians, reflecting the severe opposition the early church faced.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/z/zeal_without_knowledge.htm">Zeal Without Knowledge</a> Paul’s zeal for God was misguided before his conversion. This serves as a warning that zeal must be accompanied by true knowledge of God’s will. <a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_christ.htm">Transformation Through Christ</a> Paul’s life is a powerful testimony of transformation. No matter how far one has strayed, God’s grace can bring about radical change. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Early Christians faced severe persecution, reminding us that following Christ may involve suffering and sacrifice. <a href="/topical/e/equality_in_persecution.htm">Equality in Persecution</a> Paul’s persecution of both men and women highlights the indiscriminate nature of early Christian persecution, and the equal value and roles of men and women in the church. <a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_redemption.htm">Forgiveness and Redemption</a> Paul’s account is a profound example of forgiveness and redemption, encouraging believers to seek and extend forgiveness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 22</a> <a href="/q/why_does_paul_claim_he_wronged_no_one.htm">(2 Corinthians 7:2) Why does Paul insist he wronged no one, yet elsewhere admits to persecuting the church (cf. Acts 22:4)? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_'law_and_the_prophets'_mean.htm">Who was the Gentiles' apostle?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_peter_escape_unnoticed_in_acts_12.htm">In Acts 12:7-10, how can the chains supernaturally fall off Peter's wrists and prison doors open on their own without any guards noticing?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_redshift_mean.htm">What actions do angels perform?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) And I persecuted this way.--The speaker obviously uses the current colloquial term (see Notes on <a href="/acts/9-2.htm" title="And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.">Acts 9:2</a>; <a href="/acts/19-23.htm" title="And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.">Acts 19:23</a>), used by the disciples as indicating that they had found in Christ the way of eternal life; used, it may be, by others with a certain tone of scorn, as of people who had chosen their own way, and must be left to take it.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - I persecuted (see <a href="/1_corinthians/15-9.htm">1 Corinthians 15:9</a>; <a href="/1_timothy/1-13.htm">1 Timothy 1:13</a>; and <a href="/acts/26-11.htm">Acts 26:11</a>). This Way (see <a href="/acts/9-2.htm">Acts 9:2</a>; <a href="/acts/18-25.htm">Acts 18:25</a>; <a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Acts 19:9, 23</a>). Unto the death (comp. <a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Acts 9:1</a>). Binding, etc. (comp. <a href="/acts/8-3.htm">Acts 8:3</a>; <a href="/acts/9-2.htm">Acts 9:2</a>). <a href="/commentaries/acts/22-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>[I] ὃς (hos) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. persecuted ἐδίωξα (ediōxa) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1377.htm">Strong's 1377: </a> To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute. this ταύτην (tautēn) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. Way Ὁδὸν (Hodon) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3598.htm">Strong's 3598: </a> A way, road, journey, path. Apparently a primary word; a road; by implication, a progress; figuratively, a mode or means. even to the ἄχρι (achri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_891.htm">Strong's 891: </a> As far as, up to, until, during. Or achris akh'-rece; akin to akron; until or up to. death, θανάτου (thanatou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2288.htm">Strong's 2288: </a> Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death. detaining δεσμεύων (desmeuōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1195.htm">Strong's 1195: </a> To bind, put in chains, tie together. From a derivative of desmeo; to be a binder, i.e. To enchain, to tie on. both τε (te) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_5037.htm">Strong's 5037: </a> And, both. A primary particle of connection or addition; both or also. men ἄνδρας (andras) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_435.htm">Strong's 435: </a> A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. women γυναῖκας (gynaikas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. throwing them παραδιδοὺς (paradidous) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3860.htm">Strong's 3860: </a> From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit. into εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. prison, φυλακὰς (phylakas) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5438.htm">Strong's 5438: </a> From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/22-4.htm">Acts 22:4 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/22-4.htm">Acts 22:4 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/22-4.htm">Acts 22:4 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/22-4.htm">Acts 22:4 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/22-4.htm">Acts 22:4 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/22-4.htm">Acts 22:4 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/22-4.htm">Acts 22:4 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/22-4.htm">Acts 22:4 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/22-4.htm">Acts 22:4 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/22-4.htm">Acts 22:4 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/22-4.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 22:4 I persecuted this Way to the death (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/22-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 22:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 22:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/22-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 22:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 22:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>