But Saul, still breathing threat and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, after going to the high priest,
But Saul was ravaging the church, entering from house to house. Dragging both men and women, he gave them over to prison.
the man who was formerly blasphemous, and a persecutor, and an aggressor. But I obtained mercy because I did it being ignorant in unbelief.
For ye heard of my former behavior in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God to extraordinariness, and ravaged it.
For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
And having expelled him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments beside the feet of a young man called Saul.
regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness in law, having become blameless.
Deliver me not over to the will of my adversaries. For FALSE witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.