For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I intensely persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it.

你们听见我从前在犹太教中所行的事，怎样极力逼迫残害神的教会。

你们听说过从前我在犹太教中的行径，我怎样竭力压迫残害上帝的教会。

你们听说过从前我在犹太教中的行径，我怎样竭力压迫残害神的教会。

你们都听说过我信奉犹太教时的所作所为，我怎样残酷地迫害上帝的教会，试图摧毁它。

你们听过我从前在犹太教中所行的：怎样极力逼迫残害神的教会，

你们听说过我以前在犹太教中的行事为人：我曾极力地逼迫神的教会，残害她。

你們聽見我從前在猶太教中所行的事，怎樣極力逼迫殘害神的教會。

你們聽說過從前我在猶太教中的行徑，我怎樣竭力壓迫殘害上帝的教會。

你們聽說過從前我在猶太教中的行徑，我怎樣竭力壓迫殘害神的教會。

你們都聽說過我信奉猶太教時的所作所為，我怎樣殘酷地迫害上帝的教會，試圖摧毀它。

你們聽過我從前在猶太教中所行的：怎樣極力逼迫殘害神的教會，

你們曾聽說我從前在猶太教中的起居為人、怎樣極力逼迫上帝的教會而殘害她，

你們聽說過我以前在猶太教中的行事為人：我曾極力地逼迫神的教會，殘害她。

爾聞我昔在猶太教所行者、窘逐上帝會實甚、而殘賊之、

爾聞我素從猶太人教、所為之事、即窘逐上帝會特甚、而殘賊之、

爾已聞我昔在猶太人教所行之事、即極力窘逐天主教會而殘害之、

吾舊日在猶太教中之生活、固爾等所夙聞也。當時吾於天主之教會、迫辱摧殘、無所不用其極；

For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

You have heard how I lived earlier in my Jewish way of life. With all my strength I attacked the church of God. I tried to destroy it.

For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.

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.

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;

For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.

For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:

For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I persecuted God’s church to an extreme degree and tried to destroy it.

For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I was savagely persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it.

For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it.

Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.

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 persecuted this Way to the death, arresting and putting both men and women in jail,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 arrest those who were there and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.

For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

When he arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, since they did not believe he was a disciple.

All who heard him were astounded and said,“ Isn’t this the man in Jerusalem who was causing havoc for those who called on this name and came here for the purpose of taking them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

“ All the Jews know my way of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem.They have known me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.

Now Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priestand requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

In fact, I myself was convinced that it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.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 was in agreement against them.In all the synagogues I often punished them and tried to make them blaspheme. Since I was terribly enraged at them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.

“ Lord,” Ananias answered,“ I have heard from many people about this man, how much harm he has done to your saints in Jerusalem.And he has authority here from the chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.”

even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief,

regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness that is in the law, blameless.

Saul agreed with putting him to death. On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of Judea and Samaria.