I don’t think that those “great apostles {\cf2\super [33]} ” are any better than I am.
1 Corinthians 15:9 - Easy To Read Version All the other apostles are greater than I am. This is because I persecuted {\cf2\super [110]} the church of God. That is why I am not even good enough to be called an apostle. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For I am the least [worthy] of the apostles, who am not fit or deserving to be called an apostle, because I once wronged and pursued and molested the church of God [oppressing it with cruelty and violence]. American Standard Version (1901) For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. Common English Bible I’m the least important of the apostles. I don’t deserve to be called an apostle, because I harassed God’s church. Catholic Public Domain Version For I am the least of the Apostles. I am not worthy to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. |
I don’t think that those “great apostles {\cf2\super [33]} ” are any better than I am.
I have been \{talking like\} a fool. But you made me do it. You people are the ones who should say good things about me. I am worth nothing, but those “great apostles {\cf2\super [46]} ” are not worth any more than I am!
You have heard about my past life. I was in the Jewish religion. I persecuted the church of God very much. I tried to destroy the church (believers).
They had only heard this about me: “This man was persecuting us. But now he is telling people about the same faith that he once tried to destroy.”
I was so excited \{about my Jewish religion\} that I persecuted {\cf2\super [20]} the church (the believers). No person could find fault with the way I always obeyed the law \{of Moses\}.