I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have receive
It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Hol
It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn awa
But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jeru
If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remain
And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by c
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our
Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become b
For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not
The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect
as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.
I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blow
But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy
Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high prie
So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
Just as you who formerly disobeyed God have now received mercy through their disobedience,