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"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in thiscity, educatedunder**Gamaliel, strictlyaccording to the law of our fathers, beingzealous for Godjust as you all are today.
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as also the highpriest and all the Council of the elders can testify. From them I alsoreceivedletters to the brethren, and started off for Damascus in order to bringeventhose who were there to Jerusalem as prisoners to be punished.
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"And I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lordsaid to me, 'Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.'
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'And when the blood of Your witnessStephen was being shed, I also was standing by approving, and watching out for the coats of those who were slaying him.'