"I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth."
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But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake.
Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.
For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
*I* indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
"I myself most assuredly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
`I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved `me' many things to do,