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And when they heard that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they were all the more quiet. And he continued,

I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but reared in this city. At the feet of Gamaliel I was educated according to the strictest care in the Law of our fathers, being ardent [even a zealot] for God, as all of you are today.

[Yes] I harassed (troubled, molested, and persecuted) this Way [of the Lord] to the death, putting in chains and committing to prison both men and women,

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When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic,(A) they became very quiet.

Then Paul said: “I am a Jew,(B) born in Tarsus(C) of Cilicia,(D) but brought up in this city. I studied under(E) Gamaliel(F) and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors.(G) I was just as zealous(H) for God as any of you are today. I persecuted(I) the followers of this Way(J) to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,(K)

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