1 Timothy 1:13
who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did `it' in unbelief,
who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did `it' in unbelief,
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14and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that `is' in Christ Jesus:
15stedfast `is' the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am;
16but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during:
12for neither did I from man receive it, nor was I taught `it', but through a revelation of Jesus Christ,
13for ye did hear of my behaviour once in Judaism, that exceedingly I was persecuting the assembly of God, and wasting it,
14and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in mine own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers' deliverances,
15and when God was well pleased -- having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called `me' through His grace --
16to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim him good news among the nations, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,
11according to the good news of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.
12And I give thanks to him who enabled me -- Christ Jesus our Lord -- that he did reckon me stedfast, having put `me' to the ministration,
9for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,
10and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that `is' towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that `is' with me;
21then I came to the regions of Syria and of Cilicia,
22and was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea, that `are' in Christ,
23and only they were hearing, that `he who is persecuting us then, doth now proclaim good news -- the faith that then he was wasting;'
24and they were glorifying God in me.
6according to zeal persecuting the assembly! according to righteousness that is in law becoming blameless!
17but being in Rome, very diligently he sought me, and found;
18may the Lord give to him to find kindness from the Lord in that day; and how many things in Ephesus he did minister thou dost very well know.
9`I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved `me' many things to do,
10which also I did in Jerusalem, and many of the saints I in prison did shut up, from the chief priests having received the authority; they also being put to death, I gave my vote against them,
11and in every synagogue, often punishing them, I was constraining `them' to speak evil, being also exceedingly mad against them, I was also persecuting `them' even unto strange cities.
12`In which things, also, going on to Damascus -- with authority and commission from the chief priests --
13at mid-day, I saw in the way, O king, out of heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me a light -- and those going on with me;
14and we all having fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew dialect, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute? hard for thee against pricks to kick!
15`And I said, Who art thou, Lord? and he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute;
16but rise, and stand upon thy feet, for for this I appeared to thee, to appoint thee an officer and a witness both of the things thou didst see, and of the things `in which' I will appear to thee,
19and I said, Lord, they -- they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;
10And thou -- thou hast followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance,
11the persecutions, the afflictions, that befel me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord did deliver me,
30for as ye also once did not believe in God, and now did find kindness by the unbelief of these:
11to which I was placed a preacher and an apostle, and a teacher of nations,
5for I reckon that I have been nothing behind the very chiefest apostles,
6and it came to pass, in my going on and coming nigh to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of the heaven there shone a great light round about me,
7I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?
8`And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute --
17`And now, brethren, I have known that through ignorance ye did `it', as also your rulers;
13for what is there in which ye were inferior to the rest of the assemblies, except that I myself was not a burden to you? forgive me this injustice!
17if then the equal gift God did give to them as also to us, having believed upon the Lord Jesus Christ, I -- how was I able to withstand God?'
8to me -- the less than the least of all the saints -- was given this grace, among the nations to proclaim good news -- the untraceable riches of the Christ,
4`And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,
13And Ananias answered, `Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many evils he did to Thy saints in Jerusalem,
9who did save us, and did call with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, that was given to us in Christ Jesus, before the times of the ages,
11`And when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to Damascus,
5And he said, `Who art thou, Lord?' and the Lord said, `I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute; hard for thee at the pricks to kick;'
25of which I -- I did become a ministrant according to the dispensation of God, that was given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God,
21And all those hearing were amazed, and said, `Is not this he who laid waist in Jerusalem those calling on this name, and hither to this intent had come, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?'
3for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;
11I have become a fool -- boasting; ye -- ye did compel me; for I ought by you to have been commended, for in nothing was I behind the very chiefest apostles -- even if I am nothing.
19`Whereupon, king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,