[a]especially because you are an expert in all (A)customs and [b]questions among the Jews; therefore I beg you to listen to me patiently.

“So then, all Jews know (B)my manner of life from my youth up, which from the beginning was spent among my own nation and at Jerusalem; since they have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that I lived as a (C)Pharisee (D)according to the strictest (E)sect of our religion.

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  1. Acts 26:3 Or because you are especially expert
  2. Acts 26:3 Or controversial issues

and especially so because you are well acquainted with all the Jewish customs(A) and controversies.(B) Therefore, I beg you to listen to me patiently.

“The Jewish people all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child,(C) from the beginning of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem. They have known me for a long time(D) and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect(E) of our religion, living as a Pharisee.(F)

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