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Acts 9:14

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial

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KJV ORIGINAL

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And he's got official permission from the head priests to arrest anyone who follows you.

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Paul had the paperwork to lock up Christians — but God had bigger plans.

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The high priest and all the church leaders can back me up on this — they're the ones who gave me the official letters to go after the believers. I was literally on my way to Damascus to arrest Christians and drag them back to Jerusalem to face punishment.

I am making an official order that anyone from the people of Israel, including the priests and Levites in my kingdom, who willingly wants to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.

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