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10 I opposed it in Jerusalem. I received authorization from the chief priests to lock many of His followers in prison. When they were threatened with execution, I voted against them. 11 I would find them in synagogues across Jerusalem and try to force them to blaspheme. My fury drove me to pursue them to foreign cities as well.

The importance of Paul’s conversion experience on the way to Damascus is highlighted as he recounts it in his defense.

12 On one occasion, I was traveling to Damascus, authorized and commissioned by the chief priests to find and imprison more of His followers.

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