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Acts 26:10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 10 This is exactly what I did in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the holy ones in prisons,+ for I had received authority from the chief priests;+ and when they were to be executed, I cast my vote against them.

Acts 26:10

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 10 which, in fact, I did in Jerusalem, and many of the holy ones I locked up in prisons,+ as I had received authority from the chief priests;+ and when they were to be executed, I cast my vote* against them.

Acts 26:10

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 10 ὃ which (thing) καὶ also ἐποίησα I did ἐν in Ἰεροσολύμοις, Jerusalem, καὶ and πολλούς many τε and τῶν of the ἁγίων holy (ones) ἐγὼ I ἐν in φυλακαῖς prisons κατέκλεισα locked down τὴν the παρὰ beside τῶν of the ἀρχιερέων chief priests ἐξουσίαν authority λαβών, having received, ἀναιρουμένων being taken up τε and αὐτῶν of them κατήνεγκα I brought down ψῆφον, vote,

Acts 26:10

King James Version
- 10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.

Acts 26:10

American Standard Version
- 10 And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.

Acts 26:10

The Bible in Living English
- 10 and I did, too, at Jerusalem, and many of the people of God I shut up in prisons, getting authority from the chief priests, and cast a vote against them when they were to lose their lives,

Acts Study Notes—Chapter 26

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 26:10
  
  cast my vote: Lit., “cast down a pebble,” that is, a pebble used in voting. The Greek word pseʹphos refers to a small stone and is rendered “pebble” at Re 2:17. Pebbles were used in courts of justice in rendering judgment or voicing an opinion of either innocence or guilt. White pebbles were used for pronouncing innocence, acquittal; black ones for pronouncing guilt, condemnation.