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

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.

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.

though I could have confidence in my own effort if anyone could. Indeed, if others have reason for confidence in their own efforts, I have even more!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.

Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.

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

Instead, they have stubbornly followed their own desires and worshiped the images of Baal, as their ancestors taught them.

You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.

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

And if they say to you,‘ But where can we go?’ tell them,‘ This is what the Lord says:“‘ Those who are destined for death, to death; those who are destined for war, to war; those who are destined for famine, to famine; those who are destined for captivity, to captivity.’

In this way, you say they don’t need to honor their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.

“ Why do your disciples disobey our age old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.”Jesus replied,“ And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?

And so the Lord says,“ These people say they are mine. They honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. And their worship of me is nothing but man made rules learned by rote.

( The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands, as required by their ancient traditions.Similarly, they don’t eat anything from the market until they immerse their hands in water. This is but one of many traditions they have clung to— such as their ceremonial washing of cups, pitchers, and kettles.)So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked him,“ Why don’t your disciples follow our age old tradition? They eat without first performing the hand washing ceremony.”Jesus replied,“ You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,‘ These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.Their worship is a farce, for they teach man made ideas as commands from God.’For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition.”Then he said,“ You skillfully sidestep God’s law in order to hold on to your own tradition.For instance, Moses gave you this law from God:‘ Honor your father and mother,’ and‘ Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents,‘ Sorry, I can’t help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given to you.’In this way, you let them disregard their needy parents.And so you cancel the word of God in order to hand down your own tradition. And this is only one example among many others.”

Now I will expose your so called good deeds. None of them will help you.