Acts 26:10
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.
Cross-reference
Acts 8:3 describes Saul dragging believers to prison, directly matching Paul's claim of imprisoning saints in Jerusalem.
Acts 22:19 recounts Paul imprisoning and beating believers in synagogues, a parallel to the persecution he admits here.
Acts 22:5 also recounts Paul receiving authority to arrest believers — a parallel account to Acts 26:10.
Acts 22:4, another of Paul's testimonies, echoes imprisoning and killing believers, paralleling this account.
Acts 9:26 shows disciples fearing Paul because of his past persecution, the direct consequence of his actions in Jerusalem.
Acts 9:21 recounts Saul's reputation for destroying believers — directly paralleling his own confession.
Acts 9:14 describes Saul's authority from chief priests to bind believers — the same authority Paul mentions.
Acts 9:13 reports Ananias hearing of Paul's evil deeds to the saints, confirming the persecution described here.
Acts 8:1 records Saul's consent to Stephen's death, a specific instance of Paul's 'voice against them' in prison executions.
Acts 21:31 shows Paul seized and nearly killed—an ironic reversal of the persecution he once inflicted.
1 Corinthians 15:9 reflects on Paul's persecution of the church, the same past he confesses in his defense before Agrippa.
Galatians 1:13 describes Paul's former persecution of the church, directly correlating with the imprisonments and votes he details.
Romans 10:1 reveals Paul's later prayer for Israel's salvation—a stark reversal from condemning believers.
In 2 Corinthians 6:5, Paul later lists imprisonments among his own sufferings — a striking reversal from when he imprisoned believers.
Philippians 3:6 summarizes Paul's past as 'a persecutor of the church' — the same role he describes in detail here.
Romans 15:25 shows Paul later serving 'the saints' — a direct contrast to his earlier persecution in Acts 26:10.
Romans 15:26 describes a contribution for saints in Jerusalem — later care contrasting Paul's imprisonment of them.
Revelation 17:6 depicts Babylon drunk with saints' blood — paralleling Paul's earlier persecution of saints.