^26:4Now all the Jews know the way I lived⁹ from my youth, spending my life from the beginning among my own people¹⁰ and in Jerusalem.¹¹^26:5They know,¹² because they have known¹³ me from time past,¹⁴ if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party¹⁵ of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee.¹⁶

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Footnotes

9 Grk “my manner of life.”
10 Or “nation.”
11 For location see ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
12 These words are repeated from v. 4 (“all the Jews know”). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, it was necessary to begin a new sentence at the beginning of v. 5 in the translation, but for this to make sense, the main verb ἵσασι (hisasi) has to be repeated to connect with the ὅτι (hoti) clause (indirect discourse) in v. 5.
13 Grk “having known me from time past.” The participle προγινώσκοντες (proginōskontes) has been translated as a causal adverbial participle.
14 προγινώσκω 2 has “Know from time past … προγινώσκοντές με ἄνωθεν Ac 26:5.” L&N 28.6 states, “ ‘they have already known me beforehand, if they are willing to testify’ Ac 26:5.”
15 That is, strictest religious party. “Party” alone is used in the translation because “the strictest religious party of our religion” would be redundant.
16 See the note on Pharisee in .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“My manner of life from my youth, spent from the beginning among my own nation and in Jerusalem, is known by all the Jews. They have known for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion I have lived as a Pharisee.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“The Jewish people all know the way I have lived ever since I was a child, from the beginning of my life in my own country, and also in Jerusalem. They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I conformed to the strictest sect of our religion, living as a Pharisee.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“All the Jews know my way of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem. They have known me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.

NLTNew Living Translation

“As the Jewish leaders are well aware, I was given a thorough Jewish training from my earliest childhood among my own people and in Jerusalem. If they would admit it, they know that I have been a member of the Pharisees, the strictest sect of our religion.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“Now all the Jews know my manner of life from my youth, that had taken place from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem, having known me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that in accordance with the strictest party of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.

KJV 1900King James Version

My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

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