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Acts 26:9

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“I used to think that I had to do a lot of things to oppose the one named Jesus of Nazareth.

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Indeed, they will do all this to you because you are committed to me, since they don’t know the one who sent me.

Then Paul replied, “Why are you crying like this and breaking my heart? I’m ready not only to be tied up in Jerusalem but also to die there for the sake of the Lord, the one named Jesus.”

“I’m a Jew. I was born and raised in the city of Tarsus in Cilicia and received my education from Gamaliel here in Jerusalem. My education was in the strict laws handed down by our ancestors. I was as devoted to God as all of you are today.

I persecuted people who followed the way ⌞of Christ⌟: I tied up men and women and put them into prison until they were executed.

“I answered, ‘Who are you, sir?’ “The person told me, ‘I’m Jesus from Nazareth, the one you’re persecuting.’

We have found this man to be a troublemaker. He starts quarrels among all Jews throughout the world. He’s a ringleader of the Nazarene sect.

“And now, brothers, I know that like your rulers you didn’t know what you were doing.

However, Peter said to him, “I don’t have any money, but I’ll give you what I do have. Through the power of Jesus Christ from Nazareth, walk!”

Saul kept threatening to murder the Lord’s disciples. He went to the chief priest

I’ll show him how much he has to suffer for the sake of my name.”

I can assure you that they are deeply devoted to God, but they are misguided.

When it comes to being enthusiastic, I was a persecutor of the church. When it comes to winning God’s approval by obeying Jewish laws, I was perfect.

In the past I cursed him, persecuted him, and acted arrogantly toward him. However, I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in my unbelief.

Then the men of the city told Joash, “Bring your son out. He must die. He has torn down the Baal altar and cut down the Asherah pole that was beside it.”




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