Galatians 1:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:

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  • Acts 8:3 : 3 But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.
  • Acts 9:21 : 21 And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.
  • Acts 26:4-5 : 4 All the Jews have knowledge of my way of life from my early years, as it was from the start among my nation, and at Jerusalem; 5 And they are able to say, if they would give witness, that I was living as a Pharisee, in that division of our religion which is most regular in the keeping of the law.
  • Acts 26:9-9 : 9 For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 And this I did in Jerusalem: and numbers of the saints I put in prison, having had authority given to me from the chief priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my decision against them. 11 And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.
  • 1 Cor 15:9 : 9 For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.
  • Phil 3:6 : 6 In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.
  • 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;
  • Acts 22:3-5 : 3 I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today. 4 And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison. 5 Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.
  • Acts 8:1 : 1 And Saul gave approval to his death. Now at that time a violent attack was started against the church in Jerusalem; and all but the Apostles went away into all parts of Judaea and Samaria.
  • Acts 9:26 : 26 And when he came to Jerusalem, he made an attempt to be joined to the disciples, but they were all in fear of him, not taking him for a disciple.
  • Acts 9:1-2 : 1 But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, 2 And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
  • Acts 9:13-14 : 13 But Ananias said, Lord, I have had accounts of this man from a number of people, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem: 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to make prisoners all who give worship to your name.

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  • Gal 1:14-17
    4 verses
    86%

    14And I went farther in the Jews' religion than a number of my generation among my countrymen, having a more burning interest in the beliefs handed down from my fathers.

    15But when it was the good pleasure of God, by whom I was marked out even from my mother's body, through his grace,

    16To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood,

    17And I went not up to Jerusalem to those who were Apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and again I came back to Damascus.

  • Gal 1:21-24
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    83%

    21Then I came to the parts of Syria and Cilicia.

    22And the churches of Judaea which were in Christ still had no knowledge of my face or person:

    23Only it came to their ears that he who at one time was cruel to us is now preaching the faith which before had been attacked by him;

    24And they gave glory to God in me.

  • 1 Tim 1:13
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    13Though I had said violent words against God, and done cruel acts, causing great trouble: but I was given mercy, because I did it without knowledge, not having faith;

  • Phil 3:5-7
    3 verses
    80%

    5Being given circumcision on the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in relation to the law, a Pharisee:

    6In bitter hate I was cruel to the church; I kept all the righteousness of the law to the last detail.

    7But those things which were profit to me, I gave up for Christ.

  • Acts 26:9-15
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    79%

    9For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

    10And this I did in Jerusalem: and numbers of the saints I put in prison, having had authority given to me from the chief priests, and when they were put to death, I gave my decision against them.

    11And I gave them punishment frequently, in all the Synagogues, forcing them to say things against God; and burning with passion against them, I went after them even into far-away towns.

    12Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests,

    13In the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me.

    14And when we had all gone down on the earth, a voice came to me, saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? It is hard for you to go against the impulse which is driving you.

    15And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.

  • Acts 22:3-8
    6 verses
    79%

    3I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.

    4And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison.

    5Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.

    6And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.

    7And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

    8And I, answering, said, Who are you; Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are attacking.

  • Acts 26:4-5
    2 verses
    79%

    4All the Jews have knowledge of my way of life from my early years, as it was from the start among my nation, and at Jerusalem;

    5And they are able to say, if they would give witness, that I was living as a Pharisee, in that division of our religion which is most regular in the keeping of the law.

  • 1 Cor 15:9
    79%

    9For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

  • Acts 22:19-20
    2 verses
    78%

    19And I said, Lord, they themselves have knowledge that I went through the Synagogues putting in prison and whipping all those who had faith in you:

    20And when Stephen your witness was put to death, I was there, giving approval, and looking after the clothing of those who put him to death.

  • Acts 9:21
    76%

    21And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

  • Gal 1:12
    76%

    12For I did not get it from man, and I was not given teaching in it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Tim 3:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

    11My punishments and pain; the things which came to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; the cruel attacks made on me: and the Lord made me free from them all.

  • Acts 26:21
    75%

    21For this reason, the Jews took me in the Temple, and made an attempt to put me to death.

  • Acts 9:1-4
    4 verses
    75%

    1But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

    2And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

    3And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;

    4And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

  • Acts 8:3
    73%

    3But Saul was burning with hate against the church, going into every house and taking men and women and putting them in prison.

  • 1 Thess 2:14
    73%

    14For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

  • Acts 24:14
    73%

    14But this I will say openly to you, that I do give worship to the God of our fathers after that Way, which to them is not the true religion: but I have belief in all the things which are in the law and in the books of the prophets:

  • Acts 22:11
    73%

    11And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.

  • Acts 9:13
    72%

    13But Ananias said, Lord, I have had accounts of this man from a number of people, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem:

  • Phil 1:30
    72%

    30Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • Phil 1:12
    72%

    12Now it is my purpose to make clear to you, brothers, that the cause of the good news has been helped by my experiences;

  • 1 Tim 1:16
    72%

    16But for this reason I was given mercy, so that in me, the chief of sinners, Jesus Christ might make clear all his mercy, as an example to those who in the future would have faith in him to eternal life.

  • Gal 2:18
    71%

    18For if I put up again those things which I gave to destruction, I am seen to be a wrongdoer.

  • 2 Cor 11:5
    71%

    5For in my opinion, I am in no way less than the most important of the Apostles.

  • Gal 4:13
    71%

    13But you have knowledge that with a feeble body I was preaching the good news to you the first time;