Acts 26:11Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
The setting
Multiple synagogues across Judea and Syria, ~33-35 AD. Paul systematically hunts Christians city by city...
The emotion here: horrified at his former self's obsessive cruelty
The original word
perissos (περισσῶς) — excessively, beyond measure, fanatically enraged
Why it matters
Paul tortured Christians to force them to blaspheme, a practice that would horrify even non-Christian Romans
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 26:11
He tried to make them 'blaspheme' — this was psychological torture, not just physical
Common misconceptionMany think Paul was just theologically mistaken. He was actually a sadistic persecutor who enjoyed making people suffer.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Acts 26:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 26:11 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Paul. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include rage, forced blasphemy. Notable phrases: exceedingly enraged; tried to make them blaspheme.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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