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- Acts 9:20 : 20 And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.
- 1 Cor 15:8-9 : 8 and last of all, as to the [child] untimely born, he appeared to me also. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
- 1 Tim 1:13-16 : 13 though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief; 14 and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 15 Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief: 16 but for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me as chief might Jesus Christ show forth all his longsuffering, for a ensample of them that should thereafter believe on him unto eternal life.
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- Gal 1:12-143 verses83%
12For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but [it came to me] through revelation of Jesus Christ.
13For 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:
14and I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
- Acts 9:20-212 verses79%
20And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.
21And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.
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13though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;
- Acts 22:4-96 verses73%
4and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
5As 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 journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
6And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
9And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
- Acts 26:9-157 verses73%
9I verily {G3303} thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10And this I also did in Jerusalem: and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.
11And punishing them oftentimes in all the synagogues, I strove to make them blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even {G2532} unto foreign cities.
12Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,
13at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that journeyed with me.
14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me {G2532} {G3004} in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.
15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.
- Acts 9:1-55 verses73%
1But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
2and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven:
4and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
5And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
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6as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
- Acts 9:26-272 verses72%
26And when he was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
27But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.
- Acts 28:21-222 verses71%