“ I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.

从前我自己以为应当多方攻击拿撒勒人耶稣的名，

“从前我自己认为必须竭力反对拿撒勒人耶稣的名，

“从前我自己认为必须竭力反对拿撒勒人耶稣的名，

我自己也曾经认为应该尽一切可能反对拿撒勒人耶稣。

从前，我也认为应该多方敌对拿撒勒人耶稣的名。

事实上，我自己曾经认为必须多做反对拿撒勒人耶稣之名的事，

從前我自己以為應當多方攻擊拿撒勒人耶穌的名，

「從前我自己認為必須竭力反對拿撒勒人耶穌的名，

「從前我自己認為必須竭力反對拿撒勒人耶穌的名，

我自己也曾經認為應該盡一切可能反對拿撒勒人耶穌。

從前，我也認為應該多方敵對拿撒勒人耶穌的名。

『我本人、從前也以為應當作許多事來反對拿撒勒人耶穌的名。

事實上，我自己曾經認為必須多做反對拿撒勒人耶穌之名的事，

昔我意謂拿撒勒耶穌之名、當多方攻之、

昔我於拿撒勒耶穌名、以為當多方攻之、

昔我亦以為拿撒勒耶穌之名、當多方攻之、

予初亦以納匝勒人耶穌之名、應多方加以抨擊；

“ I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

“ I believed that I should oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. So I did everything I could to oppose his name.

“ I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

In fact, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

“ So I thought to myself that I had to act in strong opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

“ Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

In fact, I myself supposed it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Of course, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

“ I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

even though I used to blaspheme the name of Christ. In my insolence, I persecuted his people. But God had mercy on me because I did it in ignorance and unbelief.

“‘ Who are you, lord?’ I asked.“ And the voice replied,‘ I am Jesus the Nazarene, the one you are persecuting.’

For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.This is because they have never known the Father or me.

We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the cult known as the Nazarenes.

You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion— how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it.I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors.

I was so zealous that I harshly persecuted the church. And as for righteousness, I obeyed the law without fault.

They will do all this to you because of me, for they have rejected the one who sent me.

I know what enthusiasm they have for God, but it is misdirected zeal.

But he said,“ Why all this weeping? You are breaking my heart! I am ready not only to be jailed at Jerusalem but even to die for the sake of the Lord Jesus.”

But Peter said,“ I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”

And I will show him how much he must suffer for my name’s sake.”