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Acts 9:21

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KJV ORIGINAL

But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Everyone who heard him was completely shocked and said, 'Wait, isn't this the same guy who was destroying Christians in Jerusalem? Didn't he come here specifically to arrest them and drag them back to the religious leaders?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes the person you least expect to change becomes the biggest advocate for what they used to hate.

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