<p>22:5 <i>A</i><i>s also the high priest does bear me witness, and all the council of the elders. From whom also I received letters to the brothers and journeyed to Damascus, to bring them also that were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished<em>- </em></i>Paul was called &ldquo;brother&rdquo; even before his baptism, and even after his baptism, he refers to the Jews as his &ldquo;brethren&rdquo; (Acts 22:5,13). Of course, he knew all about the higher status and meaning of brotherhood in Christ; but he wasn&rsquo;t so pedantic as to not call the Jews his &lsquo;brethren&rsquo;. He clearly didn&rsquo;t have any of the guilt-by-association paranoia, and the associated standoffishness it brings with it, which have so hamstrung our witness to the world.&nbsp;</p>