³ I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day

⁸ First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

⁹ For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you always in my prayers,

¹⁴ But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;

¹ Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, "Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day."

⁵ but the end of the charge is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;

¹⁶ Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

³ "I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.

⁸ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

¹⁵ From infancy, you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

⁵ having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in you; which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

¹⁹ holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;

¹⁰ night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

² We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,

³ remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

¹⁶ don't cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

¹⁴ I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

¹² For our boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

¹ I tell the truth in Christ. I am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit,

²³ For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

⁴ "Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;

³⁷ and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn't depart from the temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.