²³ and only they were hearing, that `he who is persecuting us then, doth now proclaim good news -- the faith that then he was wasting;'

⁷ And the word of God did increase, and the number of the disciples did multiply in Jerusalem exceedingly; a great multitude also of the priests were obedient to the faith.

¹³ And Ananias answered, `Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how many evils he did to Thy saints in Jerusalem,

²⁰ and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.

²⁶ And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, did try to join himself to the disciples, and they were all afraid of him, not believing that he is a disciple,

⁸ And last of all -- as to the untimely birth -- he appeared also to me,

⁹ for I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I did persecute the assembly of God,

¹⁰ and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that `is' towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that `is' with me;

¹³ who before was speaking evil, and persecuting, and insulting, but I found kindness, because, being ignorant, I did `it' in unbelief,

¹⁴ and exceedingly abound did the grace of our Lord, with faith and love that `is' in Christ Jesus:

¹⁵ stedfast `is' the word, and of all acceptation worthy, that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners -- first of whom I am;

¹⁶ but because of this I found kindness, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering, for a pattern of those about to believe on him to life age-during: