Acts 9:21

And came hither for that intent,— And came hither on purpose to carry them prisoners to the chief priests. See 1 Samuel 10:11-12. Heylin.

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²¹ But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

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