Paul's Description of His Actions as a Persecutor

When Paul took actions to stop the teachings about Jesus and His followers, he was directed by his conscience. Just as Agrippa's family had pursued an end to the life of Jesus, Paul had pursued an end to the teachings of Jesus. Many of those set apart for God's service, or saints, were shut up in prison in Jerusalem because of Paul's actions. When Luke reports that Paul said, "and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them," it appears the apostle is saying he voted to condemn them as a member of the Sanhedrin. He further said that he punished them in every synagogue, even going to cities outside Jerusalem, in an effort to get them to speak against the name of Jesus (Acts 26:9-11).

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