I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

我又在犹太教中，比我本国许多同岁的人更有长进，为我祖宗的遗传更加热心。

在犹太教中，我比本国许多同辈的人更激进，为我祖宗的传统更热心。

在犹太教中，我比本国许多同辈的人更激进，为我祖宗的传统更热心。

我在犹太教里比许多同辈的犹太人更进取，狂热地维护祖先的传统。

怎样在犹太教中比许多本族同辈的人更激进，为我祖先的传统分外热心。

我在犹太教中，比我本族的许多同辈更进一步，是一个对我祖先的传统格外热心的人。

我又在猶太教中，比我本國許多同歲的人更有長進，為我祖宗的遺傳更加熱心。

在猶太教中，我比本國許多同輩的人更激進，為我祖宗的傳統更熱心。

在猶太教中，我比本國許多同輩的人更激進，為我祖宗的傳統更熱心。

我在猶太教裡比許多同輩的猶太人更進取，狂熱地維護祖先的傳統。

怎樣在猶太教中比許多本族同輩的人更激進，為我祖先的傳統分外熱心。

怎樣在猶太教中為我祖宗的傳統教訓格外熱心、比我族中許多同輩更為前進。

我在猶太教中，比我本族的許多同輩更進一步，是一個對我祖先的傳統格外熱心的人。

且於猶太教有所進益、超越同族之年相若者多人、於我列祖遺傳、尤為熱衷、

昔我從猶太人教、較同宗同學者更甚、愈熱中、執列祖之遺傳、

且我在猶太人教、較本族同伴多人、更有長進、為列祖之遺傳、益加熱心、

而於猶太教義、造詣之深、超乎當年一般國人之上、以一片丹忱、擁護祖宗遺訓、不敢後人。

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

I was moving ahead in my Jewish way of life. I went beyond many of my people who were my own age. I held firmly to the teachings passed down by my people.

And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.

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

I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.

And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

and I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

“ 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.

– though mine too are significant. If someone thinks he has good reasons to put confidence in human credentials, I have more:I was circumcised on the eighth day, from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews. I lived according to the law as a Pharisee.In my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless.

Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty, deceitful philosophy that is according to human traditions and the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

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

Instead they have followed the stubborn inclinations of their own hearts. They have paid allegiance to the gods called Baal, as their fathers taught them to do.

You have not seen him, but you love him. You do not see him now but you believe in him, and so you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy,

They know, because they have known me from time past, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee.

If they ask you,‘ Where should we go?’ tell them the LORD says this:“ Those who are destined to die of disease will go to death by disease. Those who are destined to die in war will go to death in war. Those who are destined to die of starvation will go to death by starvation. Those who are destined to go into exile will go into exile.”

he does not need to honor his father.’ You have nullified the word of God on account of your tradition.

“ Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their hands when they eat.”He answered them,“ And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

The sovereign master says,“ These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man- made ritual.

( For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, holding fast to the tradition of the elders.And when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. They hold fast to many other traditions: the washing of cups, pots, kettles, and dining couches.)The Pharisees and the experts in the law asked him,“ Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashed hands?”He said to them,“ Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:‘ This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.’Having no regard for the command of God, you hold fast to human tradition.”He also said to them,“ You neatly reject the commandment of God in order to set up your tradition.For Moses said,‘ Honor your father and your mother,’ and,‘ Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’But you say that if anyone tells his father or mother,‘ Whatever help you would have received from me is corban’( that is, a gift for God),then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother.Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this.”

I will denounce your so-called righteousness and your deeds, but they will not help you.