Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did {it} ignorantly in unbelief.

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

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

And cast {him} out of the city, and stoned {him}: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

But all that heard {him} were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

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

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.

But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did {it} ignorantly in unbelief.

Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against {them}.

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:

Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

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

But all that heard {him} were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew {them} into the marketplace unto the rulers, {marketplace: or, court}

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

But I have used none of these things: neither have I written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for {it were} better for me to die, than that any man should make my glorying void.

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast {them} into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and {some} of them they shall slay and persecute:

But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute {you}, delivering {you} up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.

And they laid hands on them, and put {them} in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.

And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)

And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.

Benjamin shall ravin {as} a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

And others had trial of {cruel} mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

And when he had apprehended him, he put {him} in prison, and delivered {him} to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. {Easter: Gr. Passover} {quaternions: a file of four soldiers}

For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they {have} of the Jews: