Damascus; a city of Syria, about a hundred and twenty miles north-east of Jerusalem.

To the synagogues; to the elders or rulers of the synagogues in Damascus, giving him full power to act in the matter, and requiring their cooperation.

Any of this way; the way of the Lord-any of his disciples.

Might bring them bound unto Jerusalem; to be tried by the Jewish council and punished. This would require the cooperation not only of the synagogues in Damascus, but of the civil authorities also, which was often granted upon solicitation.

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Old Testament