Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill.

since it was because of the work of Christ that he almost died. He risked his life so that he could make up for your inability to serve me.

I was circumcised on the eighth day, from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews. I lived according to the law as a Pharisee.

In my zeal for God I persecuted the church. According to the righteousness stipulated in the law I was blameless.