“‘ Lord,’ I replied,‘ these people know what I used to do. I went from one synagogue to another and put believers in prison. I also beat them.

我就说：‘主啊，他们知道我从前把信你的人收在监里，又在各会堂里鞭打他们。

我就说：‘主啊，他们都知道，我从前在各会堂里把信你的人监禁，又鞭打他们。

我就说：‘主啊，他们都知道，我从前在各会堂里把信你的人监禁，又鞭打他们。

我说，‘主啊！他们都知道我从前搜遍各会堂，逮捕、毒打信你的人。

我说：‘主啊，他们知道我曾把信你的人监禁起来，又在各会堂拷打他们，

“我就说：‘主啊，他们知道我曾经到各会堂，把信靠你的人关进监狱，还鞭打他们。

我就說：『主啊，他們知道我從前把信你的人收在監裏，又在各會堂裏鞭打他們。

我就說：『主啊，他們都知道，我從前在各會堂裏把信你的人監禁，又鞭打他們。

我就說：『主啊，他們都知道，我從前在各會堂裏把信你的人監禁，又鞭打他們。

我說，『主啊！他們都知道我從前搜遍各會堂，逮捕、毒打信你的人。

我說：‘主啊，他們知道我曾把信你的人監禁起來，又在各會堂拷打他們，

我說：「主啊，他們自己知道、我怎樣在各會堂裏監禁鞭打信靠你的人；

「我就說：『主啊，他們知道我曾經到各會堂，把信靠你的人關進監獄，還鞭打他們。

我曰、主、眾知我囚信爾者、在諸會堂扑之、

我曰、主、人皆知我素囚信爾之人、在諸會堂扑之、

我曰、主、彼眾皆知我素囚信爾之人、在諸會堂撲之、

予曰：「主乎、彼等詎不知予前曾將信主者置於獄中、又於各會堂中侮辱而鞭撻之；且主之證人司諦文遇害流血時、予亦在場、顧而樂之、並為兇手守衣焉。」

“‘ Lord,’ I replied,‘ these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison and beat those who believe in you.

And I said,‘ Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you.

“‘ But Lord,’ I argued,‘ they certainly know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you.

“ But I said,‘ Lord, they know that in synagogue after synagogue I had those who believed in you imprisoned and beaten.

And I said,‘ Lord, they themselves understand that in one synagogue after another I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You.

So I said,‘ Lord, they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believe on You.

And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

“ But I said,‘ Lord, they know that in synagogue after synagogue I had those who believed in You imprisoned and beaten.

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

I replied,‘ Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.

I said,‘ Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

Watch out! You will be handed over to the local courts. You will be whipped in the synagogues.

I hurt the followers of the Way of Jesus. I sent many of them to their death. I arrested men and women. I threw them into prison.

But Saul began to destroy the church. He went from house to house. He dragged away men and women and put them in prison.

“ I believed that I should oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. So I did everything I could to oppose his name.That’s just what I was doing in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests, I put many of the Lord’s people in prison. I agreed that they should die.I often went from one synagogue to another to have them punished. I tried to force them to speak evil things against Jesus. All I wanted to do was hurt them. I even went looking for them in the cities of other lands.“ On one of these journeys I was on my way to Damascus. I had the authority and commission of the chief priests.

Meanwhile, Saul continued to oppose the Lord’s followers. He said they would be put to death. He went to the high priest.