NETBible | For you have heard of my former way of life 1 in Judaism, how I was savagely persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it. |
NIV © |
For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. |
NASB © |
For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it; |
NLT © |
You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion––how I violently persecuted the Christians. I did my best to get rid of them. |
MSG © |
I'm sure that you've heard the story of my earlier life when I lived in the Jewish way. In those days I went all out in persecuting God's church. I was systematically destroying it. |
BBE © |
For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews’ religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it: |
NRSV © |
You have heard, no doubt, of my earlier life in Judaism. I was violently persecuting the church of God and was trying to destroy it. |
NKJV © |
For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. |
KJV | For <1063> ye have heard <191> (5656) of my <1699> conversation <391> in time past <4218> in <1722> the Jews' religion <2454>_, how that <3754> beyond <2596> measure <5236> I persecuted <1377> (5707) the church <1577> of God <2316>_, and <2532> wasted <4199> (5707) it <846>_: |
NASB © |
For you have heard <191> of my former <4218> manner <391> of life <391> in Judaism <2454> , how <3754> I used to persecute <1377> the church <1577> of God <2316> beyond <2596> <5236> measure <5236> and tried to destroy it;<4199> |
NET [draft] ITL | For <1063> you have heard <191> of my <1699> former <4218> way of life <391> in <1722> Judaism <2454> , how I was <1377> savagely <5236> persecuting <1377> the church <1577> of God <2316> and <2532> trying to destroy <4199> it .<846> |
GREEK | hkousate <191> (5656) V-AAI-2P gar <1063> CONJ thn <3588> T-ASF emhn <1699> S-1ASF anastrofhn <391> N-ASF pote <4218> PRT en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM ioudaismw <2454> N-DSM oti <3754> CONJ kay <2596> PREP uperbolhn <5236> N-ASF ediwkon <1377> (5707) V-IAI-1S thn <3588> T-ASF ekklhsian <1577> N-ASF tou <3588> T-GSM yeou <2316> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ eporyoun <4199> (5707) V-IAI-1S authn <846> P-ASF |
NETBible | For you have heard of my former way of life 1 in Judaism, how I was savagely persecuting the church of God and trying to destroy it. |
NET Notes |
1 tn Or “lifestyle,” “behavior.” |