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.

保罗说：“我原是犹太人，生在基利家的大数，长在这城里，在迦玛列门下，按着我们祖宗严紧的律法受教，热心侍奉神，像你们众人今日一样。

保罗说：“我原是犹太人，生在基利家的大数，但在这城里长大，在迦玛列门下按着我们祖宗严紧的律法受教，热心事奉上帝，就如你们大家今日一样。

保罗说：“我原是犹太人，生在基利家的大数，但在这城里长大，在迦玛列门下按着我们祖宗严紧的律法受教，热心事奉神，就如你们大家今日一样。

“我是犹太人，生于基利迦的大数，在耶路撒冷长大，曾在迦玛列门下严格地按着我们祖先的律法接受教育，像你们今日一样热心事奉上帝。

“我是犹太人，生在基利家的大数，在城里长大，按照我们祖宗律法的严格要求，在迦玛列门下受教，我为神热心，好像你们大家今天一样。

“我是犹太人，出生在奇里乞亚省的塔尔苏，在这城里长大；在迦玛列门下，按照我们先祖的律法受了严格的教育；我对神是热心的人，就像今天你们大家一样。

保羅說：「我原是猶太人，生在基利家的大數，長在這城裏，在迦瑪列門下，按着我們祖宗嚴緊的律法受教，熱心事奉神，像你們眾人今日一樣。

保羅說：「我原是猶太人，生在基利家的大數，但在這城裏長大，在迦瑪列門下按着我們祖宗嚴緊的律法受教，熱心事奉上帝，就如你們大家今日一樣。

保羅說：「我原是猶太人，生在基利家的大數，但在這城裏長大，在迦瑪列門下按着我們祖宗嚴緊的律法受教，熱心事奉神，就如你們大家今日一樣。

「我是猶太人，生於基利迦的大數，在耶路撒冷長大，曾在迦瑪列門下嚴格地按著我們祖先的律法接受教育，像你們今日一樣熱心事奉上帝。

“我是猶太人，生在基利家的大數，在城裡長大，按照我們祖宗律法的嚴格要求，在迦瑪列門下受教，我為神熱心，好像你們大家今天一樣。

『我是猶太人，生於基利家的大數，卻是在這城裏撫養大的，在迦瑪列腳前，按着我們祖宗嚴緊之律法受訓練，本是為上帝而熱心的人，像你們眾人今天一樣。

「我是猶太人，出生在奇里乞亞省的塔爾蘇，在這城裡長大；在迦瑪列門下，按照我們先祖的律法受了嚴格的教育；我對神是熱心的人，就像今天你們大家一樣。

保羅曰、我乃猶太人、生於基利家之大數、長於此邑、受業於迦瑪列門、依我祖之嚴律、為上帝熱衷、一如今日爾眾然、

保羅曰、我誠猶太人、生於基利家大數、長於此邑、為迦馬列門下、勤學祖宗之律、為上帝而銳志、如今日爾眾然、

保羅曰、我乃猶太人、生於基利嘉之達蘇、長於此邑、受業於迦瑪列門下、原文作足下詳習祖宗之律法、為天主而志銳、如今日爾曹然、

葆樂繼曰：『予乃猶太人、生於基利嘉之笪爾數、長於是邑、曾列迦瑪理門墻、向承祖宗嚴法、虔事天主、亦猶諸君之在今日也。

“ I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I studied under Gamaliel and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.

“ I am a Jew. I was born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but I grew up here in Jerusalem. I studied with Gamaliel. I was well trained by him in the law given to our people long ago. I wanted to serve God as much as any of you do today.

“ I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day.

He continued,“ I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strictness of our ancestral law. I was zealous for God, just as all of you are today.

“ I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated under Gamaliel, strictly according to the Law of our fathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.

“ I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers’ law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today.

I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day:

He continued,“ I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel and educated according to the strict view of our patriarchal law. Being zealous for God, just as all of you are today,

I am verily a man[ which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus,[ a city] in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel,[ and] taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

“ I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated with strictness under Gamaliel according to the law of our ancestors, and was zealous for God just as all of you are today.

“ I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.

The Lord said,“ Go over to Straight Street, to the house of Judas. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is praying to me right now.

But one member, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was an expert in religious law and respected by all the people, stood up and ordered that the men be sent outside the council chamber for a while.

I was circumcised when I was eight days old. I am a pure blooded citizen of Israel and a member of the tribe of Benjamin— a real Hebrew if there ever was one! I was a member of the Pharisees, who demand the strictest obedience to the Jewish law.I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.

If they would admit it, they know that I have been a member of the Pharisees, the strictest sect of our religion.

“ No,” Paul replied,“ I am a Jew and a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is an important city. Please, let me talk to these people.”

After hearing this, they praised God. And then they said,“ You know, dear brother, how many thousands of Jews have also believed, and they all follow the law of Moses very seriously.

Her sister, Mary, sat at the Lord’s feet, listening to what he taught.

I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

Indeed, he loves his people; all his holy ones are in his hands. They follow in his steps and accept his teaching.

Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia.

Paul realized that some members of the high council were Sadducees and some were Pharisees, so he shouted,“ Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!”

Elisha now returned to Gilgal, and there was a famine in the land. One day as the group of prophets was seated before him, he said to his servant,“ Put a large pot on the fire, and make some stew for the rest of the group.”

I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal.For they don’t understand God’s way of making people right with himself. Refusing to accept God’s way, they cling to their own way of getting right with God by trying to keep the law.

I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors.

After that visit I went north into the provinces of Syria and Cilicia.

Then Barnabas went on to Tarsus to look for Saul.

Those false teachers are so eager to win your favor, but their intentions are not good. They are trying to shut you off from me so that you will pay attention only to them.If someone is eager to do good things for you, that’s all right; but let them do it all the time, not just when I’m with you.

Three days later they finally discovered him in the Temple, sitting among the religious teachers, listening to them and asking questions.

This is the letter they took with them:“ This letter is from the apostles and elders, your brothers in Jerusalem. It is written to the Gentile believers in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia. Greetings!

People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus’ feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.

When the believers heard about this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him away to Tarsus, his hometown.

So the king summoned the Gibeonites. They were not part of Israel but were all that was left of the nation of the Amorites. The people of Israel had sworn not to kill them, but Saul, in his zeal for Israel and Judah, had tried to wipe them out.

He read it and then asked Paul what province he was from.“ Cilicia,” Paul answered.

Then he traveled throughout Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches there.