Acts 8:3
3But aSaul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he bdragged off men and women and committed them to prison.Acts 9:1-2
The Conversion of Saul
1But Saul, cstill dbreathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to ethe high priest 2and asked him for letters fto the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to gthe Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.Acts 9:13-14
13But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, hhow much evil he has done to iyour jsaints at Jerusalem. 14And here he has authority from kthe chief priests to bind all who lcall on your name.”Galatians 1:13-24
13For you have heard of mmy former life in Judaism, how nI persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. 14And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely ozealous was I for pthe traditions of my fathers. 15But when he qwho had set me apart rbefore I was born, ▼▼Greek set me apart from my mother’s womb
and who tcalled me by his grace, 16was pleased to reveal his Son to ▼▼Greek in
me, in order vthat I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone; ▼▼Greek with flesh and blood
17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. 18Then xafter three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. 19But I saw none of the other apostles except James ythe Lord’s brother. 20(In what I am writing to you, zbefore God, I do not lie!) 21 aaThen I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22And I was still unknown in person to abthe churches of Judea that are in Christ. 23They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” 24And they glorified God because of me.
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