Act 26:10 | NETfull | STEP | And that is what I did in Jerusalem: Not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons by the authority I received from the chief priests, but I also cast my vote against them when they were sentenced to death.

Acts 26:10

10 And that is what I did in Jerusalem: Not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons by the authority I received ^{▼▼ Grk “by receiving authority.” The participle λαβών (labōn) has been taken instrumentally.} from the chief priests, but I also cast my vote ^{▼▼ Grk “cast down a pebble against them.” L&N 30.103 states, “(an idiom, Grk ‘to bring a pebble against someone,’ a reference to a white or black pebble used in voting for or against someone) to make known one’s choice against someone - ‘to vote against.’ …‘when they were sentenced to death, I also voted against them’ Ac 26:10.”} against them when they were sentenced to death. ^{▼▼ Grk “when they were being executed”; but the context supports the sentencing rather than the execution itself (cf. L&N 30.103).}