And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
Paul was personally unknown by face to the churches of Judea that were in Christ. After leaving Jerusalem, he labored in Syria and Cilicia. There he proclaimed the faith he had once tried to destroy. The Judean churches knew of his conversion and preaching only by report. Hearing that the former persecutor now preached the faith he had tried to destroy, they glorified God because of him.
Paul was personally unknown by face to the churches of Judea that were in Christ. After leaving Jerusalem, he labored in Syria and Cilicia. There he proclaimed the faith he had once tried to destroy. The Judean churches knew of his conversion and preaching only by report. Hearing that the former persecutor now preached the faith he had tried to destroy, they glorified God because of him.