³⁴ But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was respected by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered the men^[a] to be taken outside for a little while.^(A)

¹¹ ‘Get up and go to the street called Straight,’ the Lord said to him, ‘to the house of Judas, and ask for a man from Tarsus^(A) named Saul, since he is praying there.

³⁹ Paul said, ‘I am a Jewish man from Tarsus of Cilicia,^(A) a citizen of an important city. Now I ask you, let me speak to the people.’

²² Are they Hebrews?^(A) So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the descendants of Abraham?^(B) So am I.

⁵ circumcised the eighth day;^(A) of the nation of Israel,^(B) of the tribe of Benjamin,^(C) a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law,^(D) a Pharisee;