KJV ORIGINAL
I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
I'm absolutely a Jewish man, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but I grew up right here in this city. I studied under Gamaliel and was taught the law of our ancestors exactly as it should be taught. I was just as passionate about God as all of you are today.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Paul's basically saying 'I'm one of you — same background, same training, same heart for God.'
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