Acts 9:14

And here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name.

Cross-references

Acts 9:2 Historical context

Acts 9:2 details Saul's request for authority to bind believers — the same authority Ananias mentions in 9:14.

Acts 9:21 Parallel

Acts 9:21 has the amazed hearers reference Saul's original mission — the same authority to bind believers from 9:14.

Acts 22:16 Contrast

In Acts 22:16, Paul is told to call on Jesus' name for baptism—the very action he had authority to punish in Acts 9:14.

Acts 22:4 Historical context

Acts 22:4 gives Paul's own account of binding and imprisoning Christians, fulfilling the authority described in 9:14.

Acts 22:5 Historical context

Acts 22:5 specifies that the chief priests and elders gave Saul letters for arresting Christians in Damascus, confirming the source of his authority in 9:14.

Acts 26:10 Historical context

Acts 26:10 adds that Paul imprisoned and voted to kill Christians, expanding on the binding authority mentioned in 9:14.

Romans 10:12-14 defines salvation as calling on the Lord's name—the very act for which Saul was arresting believers in Acts 9:14.

1 Corinthians 1:2 describes all Christians as 'those who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ'—the same identity targeted by Saul in Acts 9:14.

2 Timothy 2:22 exhorts believers to call on the Lord with a pure heart—echoing the core practice Saul sought to suppress in Acts 9:14.

Galatians 1:13 Historical context

Galatians 1:13 summarizes Paul's extreme persecution of the church, aligning with the authority to bind believers in 9:14.