1. "Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense."
2. When they heard him address them in Aramaic, they became even more quiet.
3. Paul continued, “I’m a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia but raised in this city. Under Gamaliel’s instruction, I was trained in the strict interpretation of our ancestral Law. I am passionately loyal to God, just like you who are gathered here today.
4. I harassed those who followed this Way to their death, arresting and delivering both men and women into prison.