Galatians 1:23
Good News Translation
They knew only what others were saying: "The man who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith that he once tried to destroy!"

New Revised Standard Version
they only heard it said, “The one who formerly was persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy.”

Contemporary English Version
They had only heard that the one who had been cruel to them was now preaching the message that he had once tried to destroy.

New American Bible
they only kept hearing that “the one who once was persecuting us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
But they had heard only: He, who persecuted us in times past doth now preach the faith which once he impugned.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

But they had heard only: He, who persecuted us in times past doth now preach the faith which once he impugned.

he which.

Acts 9:13,20,26 But Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints in Jerusalem. . . .

1 Corinthians 15:8-10 And last of all, he was seen also by me, as by one born out of due tine. . . .

1 Timothy 1:13-16 Who before was a blasphemer and a persecutor and contumelious. But I obtained the mercy of God, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. . . .

Context
Paul Preaches the Gospel
22And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ: 23But they had heard only: He, who persecuted us in times past doth now preach the faith which once he impugned. 24And they glorified God in me.…
Cross References
Acts 6:7
And the word of the Lord increased: and the number of the disciples was multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great multitude also of the priests obeyed the faith.

Acts 9:21
And all that heard him were astonished and said: Is not this he who persecuted in Jerusalem those that called upon this name and came hither for that intent, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests?

Acts 19:13
Now some also of the Jewish exorcists, who went about, attempted to invoke over them that had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying: I conjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preacheth.

Galatians 6:10
Therefore, whilst we have time, let us work good to all men, but especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

Galatians 1:22
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