Acts 26:5
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Berean Study Bible
They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.

Young's Literal Translation
knowing me before from the first, (if they may be willing to testify,) that after the most exact sect of our worship, I lived a Pharisee;

King James Bible
Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

Greek
They have known
προγινώσκοντές (proginōskontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4267: To know beforehand, foreknow. From pro and ginosko; to know beforehand, i.e. Foresee.

me
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

for a long time
ἄνωθεν (anōthen)
Adverb
Strong's 509: From ano; from above; by analogy, from the first; by implication, anew.

[and] can testify,
μαρτυρεῖν (martyrein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 3140: To witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report. From martus; to be a witness, i.e. Testify.

if
ἐὰν (ean)
Conjunction
Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.

they are willing,
θέλωσι (thelōsi)
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2309: To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

I lived as
ἔζησα (ezēsa)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2198: To live, be alive. A primary verb; to live.

a Pharisee,
Φαρισαῖος (Pharisaios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5330: Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.

adhering to
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

strictest
ἀκριβεστάτην (akribestatēn)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Superlative
Strong's 196: Most exact, strict. Superlative of akribes; most exact.

sect
αἵρεσιν (hairesin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 139: From haireomai; properly, a choice, i.e. a party or disunion.

of our
ἡμετέρας (hēmeteras)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 1st Person Plural
Strong's 2251: Our, our own. From thnetos; our.

religion.
θρησκείας (thrēskeias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2356: From a derivative of threskos; ceremonial observance.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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