And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.

我又在犹太教中，比我本国许多同岁的人更有长进，为我祖宗的遗传更加热心。

在犹太教中，我比本国许多同辈的人更激进，为我祖宗的传统更热心。

在犹太教中，我比本国许多同辈的人更激进，为我祖宗的传统更热心。

我在犹太教里比许多同辈的犹太人更进取，狂热地维护祖先的传统。

怎样在犹太教中比许多本族同辈的人更激进，为我祖先的传统分外热心。

我在犹太教中，比我本族的许多同辈更进一步，是一个对我祖先的传统格外热心的人。

我又在猶太教中，比我本國許多同歲的人更有長進，為我祖宗的遺傳更加熱心。

在猶太教中，我比本國許多同輩的人更激進，為我祖宗的傳統更熱心。

在猶太教中，我比本國許多同輩的人更激進，為我祖宗的傳統更熱心。

我在猶太教裡比許多同輩的猶太人更進取，狂熱地維護祖先的傳統。

怎樣在猶太教中比許多本族同輩的人更激進，為我祖先的傳統分外熱心。

怎樣在猶太教中為我祖宗的傳統教訓格外熱心、比我族中許多同輩更為前進。

我在猶太教中，比我本族的許多同輩更進一步，是一個對我祖先的傳統格外熱心的人。

且於猶太教有所進益、超越同族之年相若者多人、於我列祖遺傳、尤為熱衷、

昔我從猶太人教、較同宗同學者更甚、愈熱中、執列祖之遺傳、

且我在猶太人教、較本族同伴多人、更有長進、為列祖之遺傳、益加熱心、

而於猶太教義、造詣之深、超乎當年一般國人之上、以一片丹忱、擁護祖宗遺訓、不敢後人。

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

I was moving ahead in my Jewish way of life. I went beyond many of my people who were my own age. I held firmly to the teachings passed down by my people.

I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors.

I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.

And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

and 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.

I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

“ I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day.

though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more:circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.

“ I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things in opposing the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

but have stubbornly followed their own hearts and have gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.

Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory,

They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee.

And when they ask you,‘ Where shall we go?’ you shall say to them,‘ Thus says the Lord:“‘ Those who are for pestilence, to pestilence, and those who are for the sword, to the sword; those who are for famine, to famine, and those who are for captivity, to captivity.’

he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word of God.

“ Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.”He answered them,“ And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?

And the Lord said:“ Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment taught by men,

( For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, holding to the tradition of the elders,and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.)And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him,“ Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?”And he said to them,“ Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written,“‘ This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me;in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”And he said to them,“ You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!For Moses said,‘ Honor your father and your mother’; and,‘ Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’But you say,‘ If a man tells his father or his mother,“ Whatever you would have gained from me is Corban”’( that is, given to God)—then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother,thus making void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, but they will not profit you.