em, all the Jews do know:
26:5. Having known me from the beginning (if they will give testimony)
that according to the most sure sect of our religion I lived, a
Pharisee.
26:6. And now for the hope of the promise that was made by God to the
fathers, do I stand subject to judgment:
26:7. Unto which, our twelve tribes, serving night and day, hope to
come. For which hope, O king, I am accused by the Jews.
26:8. Why should it be thought a thing incredible that God should raise
the dead?
26:9. And I indeed did formerly think that I ought to do many things
contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
26:10. Which also I did at Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut
up in prison, having received authority of the chief priests. And when
they were put to death, I brought the sentence.
26:11. And oftentimes punishing them, in every synagogue, I compelled
them to blaspheme: and being yet more mad against them, I persecuted
them even unto foreign cities.
26:12. Whereupon, when I was going to Damascus with authority and
permission of the chief priest,
26:13. At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above
the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that were in
company with me.
26:14. And when we were all fallen down on the ground, I heard a voice
speaking to me in the Hebrew tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou
me? It is hard for thee to kick against the good.
26:15. And I said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord answered: I am Jesus
whom thou persecutest.
26:16. But rise up and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I
appeared to thee, that I may make thee a minister and a witness of those
things which thou hast seen and of those things wherein I will appear to
thee,
26:17. Delivering thee from the people and from the nations unto which
now I send thee:
26:18. To open their eyes, that they may be converted from darkness to
light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive
forgiveness of sins and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in
me.
26:19. Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not incredulous to the heavenly
vision.
26:20. But to them first that are at Damascus and at Jerusalem, and unto
all the country of Judea, and to the Gentiles did I preach, that they
should do penance and turn to God, doing works worthy of penance.
26:21. For this cause, the Jews, when I was in the temple, having
apprehended me, went about to kill me.
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