Acts 26:9

“I verily thought with myself, etc.] This seems to be a correction of himself, why he should wonder at their ignorance and unbelief, particularly with respect to Jesus being the Messiah, and his resurrection from the dead, and expostulate with them about it; when this was once his own case, it was the real sentiments of his mind, what in his conscience he believed to be right and just; namely, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth; to him himself, to his religion, to his Gospel, and ordinances, and people; by blaspheming his name, by denying him to be the Messiah, by condemning his religion as heresy, by disputing against his doctrines, and manner of…”

“(See on Act 9:1, &c.; and compare Act 22:4, &c.)”

“I verily thought - I indeed μὲν men supposed. Paul here commences the account of his conversion, and states the evidence on which he judged that he was called of God to do what he had done. He begins by saying that it was not because he was originally disposed to be a Christian, but that he was violently and conscientiously opposed to Jesus of Nazareth, and had been converted when in the full career of opposition to him and his cause. With myself - I thought to myself; or, I myself thought. He had before stated the hopes and expectations of his countrymen, Acts 26:6-8. He now speaks of his own views and purposes. “For myself, I thought,” etc. That I ought to do - That I was bound, or that…”

“I thought - When I was a Pharisee: that I ought to do many things - Which he now enumerates. Acts 26:10”

“that: Joh 16:2, Joh 16:3; Rom 10:2; Gal 1:13, Gal 1:14; Phi 3:6; Ti1 1:13 the name: Act 3:6, Act 9:16, Act 21:13, Act 22:8, Act 24:5 Acts 26:10”