Acts 22
22
1Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now unto you.
2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
3 #
Acts 5.34-39. I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cili´cia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gama´li-el, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. 4#Acts 8.3; 26.9-11. And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
Paul Tells of His Conversion
(Acts 9.1-19; 26.12-18)
6And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. 9And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid;#22.9 and were afraid not found in best early manuscripts. but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. 10And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 11And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
12And one Anani´as, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, 13came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. 14And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. 15For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. 16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
Paul's Call to the Gentiles
17And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; 18and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. 19And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: 20#Acts 7.58. and when the blood of thy martyr#22.20 martyr or witness. Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. 21And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
Paul in the Custody of the Chief Captain
22And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. 23And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, 24the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. 25And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? 26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest; for this man is a Roman. 27Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. 28And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free-born. 29Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Paul before the Council
30On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
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Acts 22
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1 # ch. 7:2 “Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.”
2And when they heard that he was addressing them in #ch. 21:40the Hebrew language,#22:2 Or the Hebrew dialect (probably Aramaic) they became even more quiet. And he said:
3 # ch. 9:11; 21:39; Rom. 11:1; 2 Cor. 11:22; Phil. 3:5 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated #Deut. 33:3; 2 Kgs. 4:38; [Luke 10:39] at the feet of #ch. 5:34 Gamaliel#22:3 Or city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated #ch. 26:5 according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, #[John 16:2; Phil. 3:6]; See ch. 21:20 being zealous for God #Rom. 10:2as all of you are this day. 4#ver. 19; See ch. 8:3 I persecuted #[ch. 5:20]; See ch. 9:2 this Way #ch. 26:10; [ver. 20; ch. 8:1]to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, 5as #ch. 9:1 the high priest and #Luke 22:66 (Gk.); 1 Tim. 4:14 (Gk.) the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to #ch. 28:21the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished.
6 # For ver. 6-11, see ch. 9:3-8; 26:12-18 “As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me. 7And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 8And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am #ch. 26:9Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ 9#[Dan. 10:7]; See ch. 9:7Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand#22:9 Or hear with understanding the voice of the one who was speaking to me. 10And I said, #See ch. 16:30‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.’ 11And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.
12“And #ch. 9:10 one Ananias, a devout man #ch. 24:14 according to the law, #ch. 10:22well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, 13#ch. 9:17 came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And #ch. 9:18at that very hour I received my sight and saw him. 14And he said, #See ch. 3:13 ‘The God of our fathers #ch. 9:15; 26:16 appointed you to know his will, #ver. 18; ch. 9:17; 26:16; 1 Cor. 9:1; 15:8; [ver. 15] to see #See ch. 3:14 the Righteous One and #[Gal. 1:12]to hear a voice from his mouth; 15for #ch. 23:11 you will be a witness for him to everyone of what #ver. 14; ch. 4:20you have seen and heard. 16And now why do you wait? #ch. 9:18 Rise and be baptized and #1 Cor. 6:11; Heb. 10:22; [Ps. 51:2]; See ch. 2:38 wash away your sins, #See ch. 9:14calling on his name.’
17 # ch. 9:26; 26:20 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and #ch. 3:1; Luke 18:10 was praying in the temple, I fell into #ch. 10:10; 11:5; [2 Cor. 12:1-4]a trance 18and saw him saying to me, #[ch. 9:29]‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ 19And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another #ver. 4 I imprisoned and #ch. 26:11; See Matt. 10:17beat those who believed in you. 20And when the blood of Stephen #[Rev. 2:13] your witness was being shed, #ch. 7:58 I myself was standing by and #ch. 8:1; [ch. 26:10]; See Rom. 1:32approving and #ch. 7:58 watching over the garments of those who killed him.’ 21And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you #See ch. 2:39; 9:15far away to the Gentiles.’”
Paul and the Roman Tribune
22Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, #See ch. 21:36 “Away with such a fellow from the earth! For #ch. 25:24he should not be allowed to live.” 23And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air, 24the tribune ordered him to be brought into #ch. 21:34; 23:10 the barracks, saying that he should be #ver. 29examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this. 25But when they had stretched him out for the whips,#22:25 Or when they had tied him up with leather strips Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog #ch. 16:37a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” 26When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.” 27So the tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” 28The tribune answered, “I bought this citizenship for a large sum.” Paul said, “But I am a citizen by birth.” 29So those who were about #ver. 24 to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also #ch. 16:38 was afraid, #[ch. 23:27] for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that #ch. 21:33he had bound him.
Paul Before the Council
30But on the next day, #ver. 24; ch. 23:28desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them.
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