Acts 26:9

Of course, ¹  I myself was convinced ²  that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

"I too was convinced that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

"So then, I thought to myself that I had to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

"I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the followers of Jesus of Nazareth.

"I admit that I didn't always hold to this position. For a time I thought it was my duty to oppose this Jesus of Nazareth with all my might.

For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

"Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

"Indeed, I myself thought I must do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Of course, ¹  I myself was convinced ²  that it was necessary to do many things hostile to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.

¹ tn BDAG 737 s.v. οὖν 3 states, “It has been proposed that some traces of older Gk. usage in which οὖν is emphatic, = certainly, really, to be sure etc. (s. L-S-J-M s.v. 1) remain in the pap…and in the NT…indeed, of course Ac 26:9.”

² tn Grk “I thought to myself.” BDAG 255 s.v. δοκέω 2.a has “ἔδοξα ἐμαυτῷ δεῖν πρᾶξαι = Lat. mihi videbar I was convinced that it was necessary to do Ac 26:9.”