“ To the point of excess I kept on persecuting the congregation of God and devastating it, and I was making greater progress in Judaism than many of my own age in my race, as I was far more zealous for the traditions of my fathers. ” ​ — Philippians 3: 6; Galatians 1: 13, 14.
” Es pārlieku vajāju Dieva draudzi un to postīju, un.. es pārspēju jūdu ticībā daudzus savus biedrus savā tautā, būdams vēl dedzīgāks tēvu parašu aizstāvis. ”