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"In regard to all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, I considermyselffortunate, KingAgrippa, that I amabout to make my defensebefore you today;
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since they have known about me for a longtime, if they are willing to testify, that I lived as a Phariseeaccording to the strictestsect of our religion.
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the promise to which our twelvetribeshope to attain, as they earnestly*serve God night and day. And for thishope, O King, I am being accused by Jews.
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"And this is justwhat I did in Jerusalem; not only* did I lock up many of the saints in prisons, having receivedauthority from the chiefpriests, but also when they were being put to death I cast my voteagainst them.
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"And as I punished them often in all the synagogues, I tried to force them to blaspheme; and being furiouslyenraged at them, I kept pursuing them even to foreigncities.