# Now indeed

Paul uses this phrase to mark another shift in his defense. He is now beginning to describe how he formerly persecuted Jesus' people.

# against the name of Jesus

The word "name" here stands for the teaching about the person. AT: "to stop people from teaching about Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# when they were killed, I cast my vote against them

The phrase "were killed" can be stated in active form. AT: "I voted in agreement with the other Jewish leaders to condemn believers to die" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# I punished them many times

Possible meanings are 1) Paul punished some believers many times or 2) Paul punished many different believers.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/name]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/nazareth]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jerusalem]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/believer]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prison]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/authority]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/chiefpriests]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/punish]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/synagogue]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/blasphemy]]