³ As for Saul, ^(A)he made havoc of the church, entering every house, and dragging off men and women, committing them to prison.

The Damascus Road: Saul Converted^(A)

9 Then ^(B)Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest ² and asked ^(C)letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

¹¹ according to the glorious gospel of the ^(A)blessed God which was ^(B)committed to my trust.

Glory to God for His Grace^(C)

¹² And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has ^(D)enabled me, ^(E)because He counted me faithful, ^(F)putting me into the ministry, ¹³ although ^(G)I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an ^[a]insolent man; but I obtained mercy because ^(H)I did it ignorantly in unbelief. ^14 (I)And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, ^(J)with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. ^15 (K)This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that ^(L)Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. ¹⁶ However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life.