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but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I {See marginal note on chapter 1:8.}preached the gospel unto you the {Greek: former.}first time:
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you, {Isaiah 52:5.}even as it is written.
and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against {Greek: goads.}the goad.
For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:
but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now {See marginal note on Matthew 11:5.}preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc;
as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.
Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
backbiters, {Or, haters of God}hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not:
For as ye in time past were disobedient to God, but now have obtained mercy by their disobedience,
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Well; by their unbelief they were broken off, and thou standest by thy faith. Be not highminded, but fear:
For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant of this mystery, lest ye be wise in your own conceits, that a hardening in part hath befallen Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in;