6 And now I stand on trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,
7 the promise our 12 tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve Him night and day. King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews because of this hope.
8 Why is it considered incredible by any of you that God raises the dead?
9 In fact, I myself supposed it was necessary to do many things in opposition to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.
10 I actually did this in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the saints in prison, since I had received authority for that from the chief priests. When they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.
11 In all the synagogues I often tried to make them blaspheme by punishing them. I even pursued them to foreign cities since I was greatly enraged at them.
12 “I was traveling to Damascus under these circumstances with authority and a commission from the chief priests.