¹¹ And ^(A)they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, ^(B)and they did not love their lives to the death.

^23 (A)having been born again, not of ^[a]corruptible seed but ^[b]incorruptible, ^(B)through the word of God which lives and abides ^[c]forever,

⁵ circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, ^(A)of the tribe of Benjamin, ^(B)a Hebrew of the Hebrews; concerning the law, ^(C)a Pharisee; ⁶ concerning zeal, ^(D)persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

⁷ But ^(E)what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. ⁸ Yet indeed I also count all things loss ^(F)for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ ⁹ and be found in Him, not having ^(G)my own righteousness, which is from the law, but ^(H)that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

⁵⁸ and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And ^(A)the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul.

Saul Persecutes the Church

8 Now Saul was consenting to his death.

At that time a great persecution arose against the church which was at Jerusalem; and ^(A)they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

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

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