They knew me from the first, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Acts 26:5
Surrounding context
26:4 "My manner of life from my youth, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all the Jews know.
26:5 They knew me from the first, if they were willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
26:6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers.