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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 {G1063} ye have heard {G191} of my {G1699} conversation {G391} in time past {G4218} in {G1722} the Jews' religion {G2454}, how that {G3754} beyond {G2596} measure {G5236} I persecuted {G1377} the church {G1577} of God {G2316}, and {G2532} wasted {G4199} it {G846}:

For you have heard about my former way of life in [traditional] Judaism — how I did my best to persecute God’s Messianic Community and destroy it;

For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God 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:

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Cross-References

  • Acts 8:3 (6 votes)

    As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison.

  • 1 Corinthians 15:9 (5 votes)

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

  • Acts 22:3 (5 votes)

    ¶ 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.

  • Acts 22:5 (5 votes)

    As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

  • Acts 9:26 (4 votes)

    And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

  • Acts 9:21 (4 votes)

    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?

  • Acts 26:4 (4 votes)

    My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;