## Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I. Are they servants of Christ?  ##

Hebrew, Israelite, descendants of Abraham are different names for a Jew. See (Parallelism)

## as though I were out of my mind ##

"as though I were a madman"

## I am more ##

AT: "I am more a servant of Christ than they are!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])

## in even more hard work ##

AT: "I have worked harder"

## in far more prisons  ##

AT: "I have been in prisons more often"

## in beatings beyond measure ##

AT: "have been beaten countless times"

## in facing many dangers of death ##

AT: "and have faced death many times."