Verse 1
Acts 22:1
World English Bible, British Edition
1
“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defence which I now make to you.”
Original Language Text
greek
Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοὶ καὶ πατέρες, ἀκούσατέ μου τῆς πρὸς ὑμᾶς νυνὶ ἀπολογίας.
English Translation
Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense now being made to you.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 22 Context
1
“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defence which I now make to you.”
2
When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language,
they were even more quiet.
He said,
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3
“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this
city at the feet of Gamaliel,...
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4
I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons
both men and women,
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5
as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from
whom also I received letters...
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6
“As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly
a great light shone around me...
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7
I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me,
‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
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8
I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me,
‘I am Yashua (Jesus) of Nazareth, whom you persecute...
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9
“Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid,
but they didn’t understand the voice o...
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10
I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me,
‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will b...
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11
When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand
of those who were with me, I...
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12
“One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported
of by all the Jews who lived in Damas...
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13
came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your
sight!’ In that very hour I l...
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14
He said, ‘The God (Elohim) of our fathers has appointed you to know his will,
and to see the Righteo...
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15
For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen
and heard.
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Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptised, and wash away your sins, calling
on the name of the Lord.’
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17
“When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the
temple, I fell into a trance
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18
and saw him saying to me,
‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive tes...
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19
I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every
synagogue those who believed...
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20
When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing
by, consenting to his death,...
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21
“He said to me,
‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”
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22
They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up
their voice and said, “Rid the earth of...
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23
As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into
the air,
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24
the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks,
ordering him to be examined by...
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25
When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who
stood by, “Is it lawful for you...
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26
When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer
and told him, “Watch what you are abo...
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27
The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you
a Roman?”
He said, “Yes.”
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28
The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for
a great price.”
Paul said, “But I was...
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29
Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from
him, and the commanding officer also w...
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30
But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused
by the Jews, he freed him f...
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