Note 2 at Gal. 1:23: In the Greek text, this word "heard" means they kept constantly hearing (Wuest's Word Studies, p. 55). In verse 24, the Greek verb translated "glorified" is used in the same way. It denotes continuous action. So, these verses are saying that the testimony of Paul's conversion from persecutor to preacher was constantly being told among the Christians and it was constantly causing the saints to glorify God. We can only speculate about how much encouragement this brought to the saints. But there is no doubt that Paul became a trophy of God's grace (1 Tim. 1:16).