Acts 26:5

Paul’s Testimony to Agrippa

4Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.5They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.

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Berean Standard Bible
They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
American Standard Version (1901)
having knowledge of me from the first, if they be willing to testify, that after the straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Bible in Basic English
And they are able to say, if they would give witness, that I was living as a Pharisee, in that division of our religion which is most regular in the keeping of the law.
Douay-Rheims 1899
Having known me from the beginning (if they will give testimony) that according to the most sure sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Free Bible Version
They have known me for a long time and can verify, if they choose to, that I have followed the religious school that observes our faith in the strictest way—I lived as a Pharisee.
Geneva Bible 1599
Which knewe me heretofore, euen from my elders (if they would testifie) that after the most straite sect of our religion I liued a Pharise.
King James (Authorized) Version
Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Plain English Version
They know that I joined the Pharisee mob, and I kept our law properly, like all the Pharisee mob do. Those Jews that are blaming me, they know this, and they can tell you this about me if they want to.
Translation for Translators
They have known for many years, and they could tell you, if they wanted to, that since I was very young I obeyed the customs of our religion very carefully, just like the other Pharisees do.
Unlocked Literal Bible
They knew me from the beginning and they should admit that I lived as a Pharisee, the strictest party of our religion.
Noah Webster Bible
Who knew me from the beginning, (if they would testify) that after the strictest sect of our religion, I lived a Pharisee.
World English Bible
having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Young's Literal Translation
knowing me before from the first, (if they may be willing to testify,) that after the most exact sect of our worship, I lived a Pharisee;