Catholic Public Domain Version
"And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene. "
— Acts 26:9, Catholic Public Domain Version
“I verily thought with myself, that I ought to 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. ”
“"I myself most certainly thought 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.”
“And I indeed did formerly think that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.”
“For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against 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.”
And now, it is in the hope of the Promise which was made by God to our fathers that I stand subject to judgment.
It is the Promise that our twelve tribes, worshiping night and day, hope to see. About this hope, O king, I am accused by the Jews.
Why should it be judged so unbelievable with you all that God might raise the dead?
And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
This is also how I acted at Jerusalem. And so, I enclosed many holy persons in prison, having received authority from the leaders of the priests. And when they were to be killed, I brought the sentence.
And in every synagogue, frequently while punishing them, I compelled them to blaspheme. And being all the more maddened against them, I persecuted them, even to foreign cities.
Thereafter, as I was going to Damascus, with authority and permission from the high priest,