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\v 9 There was a time in the past when I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to stop people from believing in Jesus from Nazareth town.
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\v 9 There was a time in the past when I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to stop people from believing in Jesus from Nazareth town.
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\v 10 So that is what I did when I lived in Jerusalem. I shut up many of the believers in prison, as the chief priests there had given me power to do. And when their people killed believers, I voted in favor of that.
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\v 10 So that is what I did when I lived in Jerusalem. I shut up many of the believers in prison, as the chief priests there had given me power to do. And when their people killed believers, I voted in favor of that.
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\v 11 Often I punished those Jewish people who trusted in Jesus. I searched for them everywhere and in every synagogue. I was so angry with them because they followed Jesus as the Christ, that I would force them, using all my might, so they would insult God and to curse his name. When they cursed God, they could be put to death. My anger toward them was so strong that I wanted them to be tried and condemned to death when they appeared before the Jewish courts. I always cast my vote in favor of their execution. I even went off to foreign cities to find them so I could arrest them, bring them back to Jerusalem, and then punish them. I wanted them to be killed.
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\v 11 I punished those Jewish people in every synagogue where I could find them. I would force them, with all my anger against them, to make them insult God and curse his name. I even went off to foreign cities to find them so I could do everything in my power to stop them.
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\v 12 "The chief priests gave me power to arrest believers in Damascus, and that is where I went. But while I was on my way,
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\v 12 "The chief priests gave me power to arrest believers in Damascus, and that is where I went. But while I was on my way,
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\v 13 at about noon, I saw on the road a bright light in the sky. It was even brighter than the sun! It shone all around me, and also around those who were traveling with me.
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\v 13 at about noon, I saw on the road a bright light in the sky. It was even brighter than the sun! It shone all around me, and also around those who were traveling with me.
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\v 14 We all fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice of someone speaking to me in the Hebrew language. He said, 'Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me? It is hard to kick like an ox against the shepherd's sharp prodding stick.'
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\v 14 We all fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice of someone speaking to me in the Hebrew language. He said, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'
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\v 15 Then I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said, 'I am Jesus! I am the one you are fighting against.
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\v 15 Then I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said, 'I am Jesus! I am the one you are fighting against.
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\v 30 Then the king stood. The governor, Bernice, and all the others also got up
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\v 30 Then the king stood. The governor, Bernice, and all the others also got up
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\v 31 and left the room. After they left, they said to each other, "This man has done nothing deserving death or his chains."
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\v 31 and left the room. After they left, they said to each other, "This man has done nothing deserving death or his chains."
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\v 32 Agrippa said to Festus, "If this man had not asked that the Emperor judge him, he could have been released."
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\v 32 Agrippa said to Festus, "If this man had not appealed to Caesar, he could have been released."
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