Acts 22:2-5
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2 When they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even quieter.(A) 3 He(B) continued, “I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city[a] at the feet of Gamaliel(C) and educated according to the strict view of our patriarchal law. Being zealous for God, just as all of you are today,(D) 4 I persecuted this Way(E) to the death, binding and putting both men and women in jail,(F) 5 as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. After I received letters from them to the brothers, I traveled to Damascus to bring those who were prisoners there to be punished in Jerusalem.(G)
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- Acts 22:3 Probably Jerusalem, but others think Tarsus
Acts 26:9-11
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9 In fact, I myself supposed it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.(A) 10 I actually did this in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the saints in prison, since I had received authority for that from the chief priests. When they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.(B) 11 In all the synagogues I often tried to make them blaspheme by punishing them.(C) I even pursued them to foreign cities since I was greatly enraged at them.
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1 Corinthians 15:9
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9 For I am the least of the apostles,(A) unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted(B) the church of God.
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Galatians 1:13
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13 For you have heard about my former way of life(A) in Judaism:(B) I persecuted(C) God’s church to an extreme degree and tried to destroy it.
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1 Timothy 1:13
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13 one who was formerly a blasphemer,(A) a persecutor,(B) and an arrogant man.(C) But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief.
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2 Timothy 3:12
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12 In fact, all those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.(A)
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