KJV ORIGINAL
And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And he's got official permission from the head priests to arrest anyone who follows you.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Paul had the paperwork to lock up Christians, but God had bigger plans.
📚 Historical Context
In the early days of the Christian church, Saul was a zealous Pharisee who actively persecuted followers of Jesus, seeing them as a threat to Jewish traditions. He had obtained official letters from the chief priests in Jerusalem, giving him authority to travel to Damascus and arrest anyone who professed faith in Jesus by calling on His name. This reflects the intense religious and political tensions between the emerging Christian movement and established Jewish leadership.
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