KJV ORIGINAL
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
I genuinely believed I was supposed to do everything I could against Jesus of Nazareth and his followers.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Paul's honest about his past, he really thought fighting Jesus was the right thing to do.
📚 Historical Context
In Acts 26, Paul is defending himself before King Agrippa, recounting his past as a zealous Pharisee who persecuted the early Christian church. Before his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus, Paul, originally named Saul, believed he was faithfully upholding Jewish law by opposing Jesus' followers. This verse captures his former mindset, where he sincerely thought his actions against Christianity were justified.
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