1. "Brothers and fathers," Paul began, "listen to me now. I want to speak up for myself."
2. When they heard that he was speaking to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said,
3. "I am a Jew. I was born in Tarsus in Cilicia. But I grew up here in Jerusalem. I was well trained by Gamaliel in the law of our people. I wanted to serve God as much as any of you do today.