"So then,I thoughtto myselfthat I hadto domany thingshostileto the nameof Jesusof Nazareth.
"But allthese thingsthey will doto you for My name'ssake,becausethey do not knowthe One who sentMe.
ThenPaulanswered,"Whatare you doing,weepingand breakingmy heart?For I amreadynot onlyto be bound,but evento dieat Jerusalemfor the nameof the LordJesus."
"I ama Jew,bornin Tarsusof Cilicia,but broughtup in thiscity,educatedunderGamaliel,strictlyaccordingto the lawof our fathers,beingzealousfor Godjustas you allare today.
"I persecutedthisWayto the death,bindingand puttingbothmenand womeninto prisons,
"And I answered,'Whoare You, Lord?'And He saidto me, 'I amJesusthe Nazarene,whomyou are persecuting.'
"For we have foundthismana real pestand a fellow who stirsup dissensionamong allthe Jewsthroughoutthe world,and a ringleaderof the sectof the Nazarenes.
"And now,brethren,I knowthat you actedin ignorance,justas your rulersdid also.
But Petersaid,"I do not possesssilverand gold,but whatI do haveI giveto you: In the nameof JesusChristthe Nazarene--walk!"
NowSaul,stillbreathingthreatsand murderagainstthe disciplesof the Lord,wentto the high priest,
for I will showhim how muchhe mustsufferfor My name'ssake."
For I testifyabout them that they havea zealfor God,but not in accordancewith knowledge.
as to zeal,a persecutorof the church;as to the righteousnesswhich is in the Law,foundblameless.
even though I was formerlya blasphemerand a persecutorand a violent aggressor.YetI was shown mercybecauseI actedignorantlyin unbelief;
Then the menof the citysaidto Joash,"Bringout your son,that he may die,for he has torndownthe altarof Baal,and indeed,he has cutdownthe Asherahwhichwas besideit."
