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# Connecting Statement:
Paul begins to tell how he acted in the past.
# I was a blasphemer
"I was a person who spoke evil against Christ." Paul is referring to his character before he was a Christian.
# a persecutor
"a person who persecuted those who believed in Christ"
# a violent man
"a person who was cruel to other people" or "a person who believed I had the right to hurt others"
# But I received mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief
"But because I did not believe in Jesus, and I did not know what I was doing, I received mercy from Jesus"
# I received mercy
"Jesus showed me mercy" or "Jesus had mercy on me"