Acts 22:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue - This shows what an active instrument Saul of Tarsus was, in the hands of this persecuting priesthood, and how very generally the followers of Christ were persecuted, and how difficult it was at this time to profess Christianity.