I myself indeed was [once] persuaded that it was my duty to do many things contrary to and in defiance of the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
“I really thought that I ought to oppose the name of Jesus the Nazarene in every way possible.
And certainly, I myself formerly considered that I ought to act in many ways which are contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene.