They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
but they only heard: “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”
World English Bible (WEB)
But{G1161} they had{G2258}{(G5713)} heard{G191}{(G5723)} only{G3440}, That{G3754} he which persecuted{G1377}{(G5723)} us{G2248} in times past{G4218} now{G3568} preacheth{G2097}{(G5731)} the faith{G4102} which{G3739} once{G4218} he destroyed{G4199}{(G5707)}.
Strong's King James
(23) but only they kept hearing that, "The one who previously persecuted us is now proclaiming the believing-faith which he previously tried to destroy."
The F.O.G
The F.O.G Message
and only they were hearing, that ‘he who is persecuting us then, doth now proclaim good news—the faith that then he was wasting;’
Young's Literal Translation