1 Corinthians 15:9

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For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

But Saul harassed the church. He went into one house after another, and dragging out men and women, put them in prison.

Now Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the Lord's disciples, went to the high priest,

I persecuted this Way even to the death, and bound both men and women and put them in prison,

I once thought it my duty vigorously to oppose the cause of Jesus of Nazareth.

You have heard of my former conduct when I was attached to the Jewish religion??ow furiously I used to persecute the church of God and ravage it,

as to my zeal, I was a persecutor of the church; and by the Law's standard of uprightness, no fault could be found with me.

though I once used to abuse, persecute, and insult him. But he had mercy on me, because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief,

So you also, when you do all you have been ordered to do, must say, 'We are good-for-nothing slaves! We have done only what we ought to have done!' "

But Saul harassed the church. He went into one house after another, and dragging out men and women, put them in prison.