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Acts 26:4
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"It is no secret the way I have lived my life. From the time I was just a speck of a boy in my own country until the time I became a man in Jerusalem.
"So then, all Jews know my manner of life from my youth up, which from the beginning was spent among my own nation and at Jerusalem;
"So then, all Jews know my manner of life from my youth, which from the beginning was spent among my own nation and at Jerusalem;
All the Jews have knowledge of my way of life from my early years, as it was from the start among my nation, and at Jerusalem;
My manner of life then from my youth, which from its commencement was passed among my nation in Jerusalem, know all the Jews,
"My manner of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews know.
"All the Jews know my way of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem.
"Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;
The manner of my life from my youth which was from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem,
"The kind of life I have lived from my youth upwards, as exemplified in my early days among my nation and in Jerusalem, is known to all the Jews.
My maner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine owne nation at Hierusalem, know all the Iewes,
Truly, then, all the Jews know my way of life from youth, which from the beginning had been in my nation in Jerusalem,
My lyuynge truly from youth vp (how it was led from the begynnynge amonge this people at Ierusale) knowe all the Iewes
what course of life I led at Jerusalem, where I was brought up from my youth among those of my own nation, is known to all the Jews.
"From the time of my youth, my life has been lived among my own people in Jerusalem. Practically every Jew in town who watched me grow up—and if they were willing to stick their necks out they'd tell you in person—knows that I lived as a strict Pharisee, the most demanding branch of our religion. It's because I believed it and took it seriously, committed myself heart and soul to what God promised my ancestors—the identical hope, mind you, that the twelve tribes have lived for night and day all these centuries—it's because I have held on to this tested and tried hope that I'm being called on the carpet by the Jews. They should be the ones standing trial here, not me! For the life of me, I can't see why it's a criminal offense to believe that God raises the dead.
"So then, all the Jews know my manner of life from my youth up, which from the beginning was spent among my own nation [the Jewish people], and in Jerusalem.
My manner of life then from my youth up, which was from the beginning among mine own nation and at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
"My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews.
My lyvynge of a chylde which was at the fyrst amoge myne awne nacion at Ierusalem knowe all the Iewes
My manner of life then from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem, all the Jews know;
My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among my own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews,
`The manner of my life then, indeed, from youth -- which from the beginning was among my nation, in Jerusalem -- know do all the Jews,
"All my people know about my whole life, how I lived from the beginning in my own country and later in Jerusalem.
Now all the Jews know the way I lived from my youth, spending my life from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem.
Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.
All the Jews have known me since I was a child. They know what kind of life I have lived in my own country and in Jerusalem. And if they were willing, they could tell you that I was a Pharisee, a member of a group that is stricter than any other.
"So then! All Jews know how I lived my life from my youth on, both in my own country and in Yerushalayim.
"My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews.
As touching my life from my childhood, and what it was from the beginning among mine owne nation at Hierusalem, know all the Iewes,
Even the Jews themselves, if they would be willing to testify, know well my manner of life from my childhood which started first among mine own people at Jerusalem.
"Indeed, all the Yehudim know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Yerushalayim;
All the Jews know how I lived from the earliest days of my youth with my own people and in Jerusalem.
For the Jihudoyee themselves-if they would testify-know my manners from my youth, which were mine from the beginning among my people at Urishlem;
The Jews themselves, if they would testify, know well my course of life from my childhood, which from the beginning was among my nation and in Jerusalem.
"As the Jewish leaders are well aware, I was given a thorough Jewish training from my earliest childhood among my own people and in Jerusalem.
"All the Jews know about my life from the time I was a boy until now. I lived among my own people in Jerusalem.
My manner of life then from my youth up, which was from the beginning among mine own nation, and at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
"All the Jews know my way of life from my youth, a life spent from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem.
My manner of life, then, from my youth, which, from its commencement, was formed among my nation, even in Jerusalem, know all Jews,
And my life indeed from my youth, which was from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem, all the Jews do know:
"Now all the Jews know my manner of life from my youth, that had taken place from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem,
My lyfe, that I haue led of a chylde, which was at the first among myne owne nation at Hierusalem, knowe all the Iewes,
"All the Jews know about my whole life. They know the way I lived from the beginning in my own country and later in Jerusalem.
"So then, all Jews know my way of life since my youth, which from the beginning was spent among my own nation and in Jerusalem,
"All the Jews know how I have lived ever since I was young. They know how I have spent my whole life, at first in my own country and then in Jerusalem.
For alle Jewis that bifor knewen me fro the bigynnyng, knewen my lijf fro yongthe; that fro the bigynnyng was in my folc in Jerusalem,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
manner: 2 Timothy 3:10
which: Acts 22:3
Reciprocal: Mark 5:19 - Go home Romans 11:1 - For I also Galatians 1:13 - ye Philippians 3:5 - Pharisee 2 Timothy 1:3 - whom
Cross-References
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
My manner of life, from my youth,.... That is, his conduct and deportment, his behaviour among men, from the time that he was capable of performing religious exercises, and of knowing the difference between one sect and another, and of being observed and taken notice of by men:
which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem; for though he was born in Tarsus in Cilicia, he was very early brought, or sent by his parents to Jerusalem, where he had his education under Gamaliel; so that the first part of his life was spent in Jerusalem, the metropolis of Judea, and among the Jews there; the more learned and knowing part of them, Gamaliel's pupils, and the wise men and their disciples: and his course of life must be well known to them, as he says,
this know all the Jews; that had any knowledge of him, and conversation with him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
My manner of life - My opinions, principles, and conduct.
From my youth - Paul was born in Tarsus; but at an early period he had been sent to Jerusalem for the purpose of education in the school of Gamaliel, Acts 22:3.
Which was at the first - Which was from the beginning; the early part of which; the time when the opinions and habits are formed.
Know all the Jews - It is not at all improbable that Paul was distinguished in the school of Gamaliel for zeal in the Jewish religion. The fact that he was early entrusted with a commission against the Christians Acts 9:0 shows that he was known. Compare Philippians 3:4-6. He might appeal to them, therefore, in regard to the early part of his life, and, doubtless, to the very men who had been his violent accusers.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 26:4. My manner of life, c.] The apostle means to state that, though born in Tarsus, he had a regular Jewish education, having been sent up to Jerusalem for that purpose but at what age does not appear; probably about twelve, for at this age the male children were probably brought to the annual solemnities. Luke 2:41; Luke 2:41.