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1 Cor. 15:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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For I am the leasti of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

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Eph. 3:7‑8• ⁷of which I was made minister according to the gift of the grace of God that was given me according to the working of his power.
⁸To me who am less than the least of all saints was this grace given to preach to the nations the unsearchable riches of the Christ, (Eph. 3:7‑8)

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2 Cor. 11:5• ⁵For I reckon that I am in nothing come short of those surpassing apostles; (2 Cor. 11:5)

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2 Cor. 12:11• ¹¹I am become foolish, ye compelled me; for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I behind those surpassing apostles if also I am nothing. (2 Cor. 12:11)

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Eph. 3:7‑8• ⁷of which I was made minister according to the gift of the grace of God that was given me according to the working of his power.
⁸To me who am less than the least of all saints was this grace given to preach to the nations the unsearchable riches of the Christ, (Eph. 3:7‑8)

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Acts 8:3• ³But Saul was ravaging the assembly, entering throughout the houses, and, dragging men and women, was delivering [them] to prison. (Acts 8:3)

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Acts 9:1‑19• ¹But Saul, still breathing threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest
²and asked of him letters unto Damascus to the synagogues; so that, if he found any belonging to the way, both men and women, he might bring [them] bound unto Jerusalem.
³And as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round him a light out of heaven,
⁴and falling upon the earth he heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
⁵And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he [said], I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest;
⁶but arise and enter into the city; and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
⁷And the men that journeyed with him were standing speechless, hearing the sound but seeing no one.
⁸And Saul arose from the earth, and when his eyes were opened, he saw nothing; but leading by the hand they brought him into Damascus;
⁹and he was three days without seeing, and did neither eat nor drink.
¹⁰Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold I [am here], Lord.
¹¹And the Lord [said] unto him, Rise up, and go to the lane that is called Straight, and seek in Judas' house one of Tarsus named Saul; for behold he prayeth
¹²and hath seen in a vision a a man named Ananias coming in and laying his hands b on him, so that he might receive his sight.
¹³And Ananias answered, Lord, I heard c from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem;
¹⁴and here he hath authority from the high priests to bind all that call on thy name.
¹⁵But the Lord said unto him, Go, for he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name before both d Gentiles and kings and sons of Israel;
¹⁶for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake.
¹⁷And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus that appeared to thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, so that thou mightest receive sight and be filled with [the] Holy Spirit.
¹⁸And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received sight, e and rising up he was baptized;
¹⁹and he took food and was strengthened. And he f was certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. (Acts 9:1‑19)

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Acts 22:4‑5• ⁴And I persecuted this Way unto death, binding and delivering unto prisons both men and women,
⁵as also the high priest beareth me witness, and all the elderhood, from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and proceeded unto Damascus to bring those that were there, bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished. (Acts 22:4‑5)

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Acts 26:9‑11• ⁹I therefore thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene;
¹⁰which things I also did in Jerusalem; and I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received the authority from the chief priests, and I railed against [them] when they were put to death;
¹¹and throughout all the synagogues, often punishing I was compelling them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them I was pursuing them even as far as to the outside cities. (Acts 26:9‑11)

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Gal. 1:13,23• ¹³For ye heard of my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I was excessively persecuting the assembly of God and ravaging it;
²³only they were hearing that our former persecutor now preacheth the faith which formerly he was ravaging, (Gal. 1:13,23)

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Phil. 3:6• ⁶according to zeal persecuting the church, according to righteousness that [is] in law blameless. (Phil. 3:6)

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1 Tim. 1:13‑14• ¹³though before I was a blasphemer and persecutor and doer of outrage. But I had mercy shown me because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief;
¹⁴and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love that is in Christ Jesus. (1 Tim. 1:13‑14)

• If Thomas illustrated the difficulties even of believers, Saul of Tarsus is the best sample of opposition on the part of earthly religion. (“Notes on 1 Corinthians 15:1-11” by W. Kelly)

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For *I* am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called apostle, because I have persecuted the assembly of God.

W. Kelly Translation

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For I am the least of the apostles, who am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the assembly of God;