Acts 26:9 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)9 I truly thought within myself [that it was right] to do many things which were opposed to the name of Jesus from Nazareth. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17699 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition9 I myself indeed was [once] persuaded that it was my duty to do many things contrary to and in defiance of the name of Jesus of Nazareth. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)9 I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. See the chapterCommon English Bible9 “I really thought that I ought to oppose the name of Jesus the Nazarene in every way possible. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version9 And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene. See the chapter |
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, in Cilicia, but raised [here] in this city [i.e., Jerusalem]. [I was] instructed by Gamaliel [i.e., a renowned Jewish rabbi of the time] according to the strictest methods of observing the law of our forefathers. [I was very] eager to serve God, just as all of you are here today.