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22 The Christians in the churches in Judea had never met me.[a] 23 They had only heard people say this about me: ‘This man caused bad trouble against us Christians before. He tried to destroy God's message about Jesus. But now he himself is telling people the good news about Jesus, so that they believe.’ 24 When the believers in Judea heard that, they praised God because of me.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:22 Judea was the south region of Israel. Jerusalem, the capital city of Israel, was in Judea.

22 I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea(A) that are in Christ.(B) 23 They only heard the report: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith(C) he once tried to destroy.”(D) 24 And they praised God(E) because of me.

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