²and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus,^g so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way,^h whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

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g Isa 17:1; Jer 49:23
h Ac 19:9, 23; 22:4; 24:14, 22

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them—both men and women—back to Jerusalem in chains.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and asked for letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, both men and women, he could bring them tied up to Jerusalem.

KJV 1900King James Version

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 unto Jerusalem.

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Acts 9:2

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