13 For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

13 For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.

13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

13 You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it.

13 You have heard about my past life in the Jewish religion. I attacked the church of God and tried to destroy it.

13 For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:

13 For ye have heard what was my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I excessively persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it;

13 You heard about the way I once lived when I followed the Jewish religion. You heard how I violently persecuted God’s church and tried to destroy it.

13 For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I persecuted God’s church to an extreme degree and tried to destroy it.

13 You have heard, no doubt, of my earlier life in Judaism. I was violently persecuting the church of God and was trying to destroy it.

13 For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism, that to an extraordinary degree I was persecuting the church of God, and trying to destroy it,

13 You have heard of my earlier way of life as a Jew. With all my strength I attacked the church of God. I tried to destroy it.

13 For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;