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and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
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But Paul said, I am
a man
which am
a Jew of Tarsus,
a city
in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee,
suffer me to speak unto the people.
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And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs,
and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake
unto
them
in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
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Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence
which I make
now unto you.
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(And when they
heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
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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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And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering
into prisons both men and women.
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As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate
of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring
them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
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And it came to pass, that, as I
made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from
heaven a great light round about me.
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And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto
me,
Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto
me,
I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
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And they that were with me saw indeed the
light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
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And I said, What
shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me,
Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be
told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
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And when I could not see for the glory
of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
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And one
Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt
there,
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Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour
I looked up upon him.
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And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest
know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
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For thou shalt
be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
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And now why tarriest thou? arise,
and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
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And it came to pass,
that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
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And saw him saying unto me,
Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will
not receive thy testimony concerning me.
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And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and
beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
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And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen
was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that
slew him.
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And he said unto me,
Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
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And
they gave him audience unto this word, and
then
lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such
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