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When they heard him speaking in their own language,[a] the silence was even greater.

Then Paul said, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today. And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison.

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  1. 22:2 Greek in Aramaic, or in Hebrew.

When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic,(A) they became very quiet.

Then Paul said: “I am a Jew,(B) born in Tarsus(C) of Cilicia,(D) but brought up in this city. I studied under(E) Gamaliel(F) and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors.(G) I was just as zealous(H) for God as any of you are today. I persecuted(I) the followers of this Way(J) to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,(K)

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