 He had been, in many ways, as a writer said in the paper, a terrorist when it came against believing Jewish people. They had to leave jobs. They had to give up possessions. He was tracking them down. He was going to jail them and even stone them. And undoubtedly, Paul felt personally responsible for much of the persecution that had been aimed at Jewish believers. And this fact motivated him to want to do something for them, like take this offering back to them.