# I persecuted this Way

Here "this Way" represents the people who belonged to the group called "the Way." Alternate translation: "I persecuted the people who belonged to this Way" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# this Way

This was a term used to refer to Christianity. See how you translated "the Way" in [Acts 9:2](../09/02.md).

# to the death

The word "death" can be translated with the verb "kill" or "die." Alternate translation: "and I looked for ways to kill them" or "and I even caused them to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])

# binding up and delivering them to prison both men and women

"tying up both men and women and taking them to prison"