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# At one time
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Paul uses this phrase to mark another shift in his defense. He is now accounting how he used to persecute the saints.
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# against the name of Jesus
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The word "name" here stands for Jesus himself. AT: "to stop people from believing in Jesus" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# when they were killed, I cast my vote against them
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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]])
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# I punished them many times
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Possible meanings are 1) Paul punished some believers many times or 2) Paul punished many different believers. |