Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 26:9

"I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth." — Acts 26:9 (ASV)

I verily thought with myself . . .—The words have a tone of considerate sympathy and hope. He himself had been led from unbelief to faith; he will not despair of a like transition for others, even for Agrippa. (Compare to 1 Timothy 1:12–17.) On the relation of this account of the Apostle’s conversion to previous narratives, see Notes on Acts 9:1-20.