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Acts 26:9

Conservative English Version

I once thought that I should do everything I could to oppose Jesus from Nazareth.

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People will do to you exactly what they did to me. They will do it because you belong to me, and they don't know the one who sent me.

But Paul answered, "Why are you crying and breaking my heart? I am not only willing to be put in jail for the Lord Jesus. I am even willing to die for him in Jerusalem!"

I am a Jew, born and raised in the city of Tarsus in Cilicia. I was a student of Gamaliel and was taught to follow every single law of our ancestors. In fact, I was just as eager to obey God as any of you are today.

I made trouble for everyone who followed the Lord's Way, and I even had some of them killed. I had others arrested and put in jail. I didn't care if they were men or women.

"Who are you?" I answered. The Lord replied, "I am Jesus from Nazareth! I am the one you are so cruel to."

This man has been found to be a real pest and troublemaker for Jews all over the world. He is also a leader of a group called Nazarenes.

My friends, I am sure that you and your leaders didn't know what you were doing.

But Peter said, "I don't have any silver or gold! But I will give you what I do have. In the name of Jesus Christ from Nazareth, get up and start walking."

Saul kept on threatening to kill the Lord's followers. He even went to the high priest

I will show him how much he must suffer for worshiping in my name."

I know they love God, but they don't understand

And I was so eager that I even made trouble for the church. I did everything the Law demands in order to please God.

I used to say terrible and insulting things about him, and I was cruel. But he had mercy on me because I didn't know what I was doing, and I had not yet put my faith in him.

The men of the town went to Joash and said, "Your son Gideon knocked over Baal's altar and cut down the sacred pole next to it. Hand him over, so we can kill him!"




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