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 \v 13 You have heard about my former life in Judaism, how I was violently persecuting the church of God beyond measure and devastating it.
-\v 14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my fellow Jews. I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
+\v 14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries of my own people. I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
 
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 \v 15 But God was pleased to choose me from my mother's womb. He called me through his grace