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Acts 22:1

My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.

"Brethren and fathers," he said, "listen to my defence which I now make before you."

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

Acts 22:2

And, hearing him talking in the Hebrew language, they became the more quiet, and he said,

And on hearing him address them in Hebrew, they kept all the more quiet; and he said,

(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

Acts 22:3

I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.

"I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I was carefully trained at the feet of Gamaliel in the Law of our forefathers, and, like all of you to-day, was zealous for God.

I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

Acts 22:4

And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison.

I persecuted to death this new faith, continually binding both men and women and throwing them into prison;

And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

Acts 22:5

Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.

as the High Priest also and all the Elders can bear me witness. It was, too, from them that I received letters to the brethren in Damascus, and I was already on my way to Damascus, intending to bring those also who had fled there, in chains to Jerusalem, to be punished.

As 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.

Acts 22:6

And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.

"But on my way, when I was now not far from Damascus, about noon a sudden blaze of light from Heaven shone round me.

And 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.

Acts 22:7

And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, "`Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'

And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

Acts 22:8

And I, answering, said, Who are you; Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are attacking.

"`Who art thou, Lord?' I asked. "`I am Jesus, the Nazarene,' He replied, `whom you are persecuting.'

And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

Acts 22:9

And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.

"Now the men who were with me, though they saw the light, did not hear the words of Him who spoke to me.

And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

Acts 22:10

And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

And I asked, "`What am I to do, Lord?' "And the Lord said to me, "`Rise, and go into Damascus. There you shall be told of all that has been appointed for you to do.'

And 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.

Acts 22:11

And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.

"And as I could not see because the light had been so dazzling, those who were with me had to lead me by the arm, and so I came to Damascus.

And 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.

Acts 22:12

And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,

"And a certain Ananias, a pious man who obeyed the Law and bore a good character with all the Jews of the city,

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

Acts 22:13

Came to my side and said, Brother Saul, let your eyes be open. And in that very hour I was able to see him.

came to me and standing at my side said, "`Brother Saul, recover your sight.' "I instantly regained my sight and looked up at him.

Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

Acts 22:14

And he said, You have been marked out by the God of our fathers to have knowledge of his purpose, and to see the Upright One and to give ear to the words of his mouth.

Then he said, `The God of our forefathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the righteous One and hear Him speak.

And 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.

Acts 22:15

For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears.

For you shall be a witness for Him, to all men, of what you have seen and heard.

For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

Acts 22:16

And now, why are you waiting? get up, and have baptism, for the washing away of your sins, giving worship to his name.

And now why delay? Rise, get yourself baptized, and wash off your sins, calling upon His name.'

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Acts 22:17

And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear,

"After my return to Jerusalem, and while praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance.

And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

Acts 22:18

And I saw him saying to me, Go out of Jerusalem straight away because they will not give hearing to your witness about me.

I saw Jesus, and He said to me, "`Make haste and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.'

And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

Acts 22:19

And I said, Lord, they themselves have knowledge that I went through the Synagogues putting in prison and whipping all those who had faith in you:

"`Lord,' I replied, `they themselves well know how active I was in imprisoning, and in flogging in synagogue after synagogue those who believe in Thee;

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

Acts 22:20

And when Stephen your witness was put to death, I was there, giving approval, and looking after the clothing of those who put him to death.

and when they were shedding the blood of Stephen, Thy witness, I was standing by, fully approving of it, and I held the clothes of those who were killing him.'

And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

Acts 22:21

And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.

"`Go,' He replied; `I will send you as an Apostle to nations far away.'"

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

Acts 22:22

And they gave him a hearing as far as this word; then with loud voices they said, Away with this man from the earth; it is not right for him to be living.

Until they heard this last statement the people listened to Paul, but now with a roar of disapproval they cried out, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! He ought not to be allowed to live."

And 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.

Acts 22:23

And while they were crying out, and pulling off their clothing, and sending dust into the air,

And when they continued their furious shouts, throwing their clothes into the air and flinging dust about,

And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

Acts 22:24

The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.

the Tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and be examined by flogging, in order to ascertain the reason why they thus cried out against him.

The 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.

Acts 22:25

And when they had put leather bands round him, Paul said to the captain who was present, Is it the law for you to give blows to a man who is a Roman and has not been judged?

But, when they had tied him up with the straps, Paul said to the Captain who stood by, "Does the Law permit you to flog a Roman citizen and one too who is uncondemned?"

And 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?

Acts 22:26

And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

On hearing this question, the Captain went to report the matter to the Tribune. "What are you intending to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen."

When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

Acts 22:27

And the chief captain came to him and said, Give me an answer, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.

So the Tribune came to Paul and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said.

Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

Acts 22:28

And the chief captain said, I got Roman rights for myself at a great price. And Paul said, But I had them by birth.

"I paid a large sum for my citizenship," said the Tribune. "But I was born free," said Paul.

And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.

Acts 22:29

Then those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.

So the men who had been on the point of putting him under torture immediately left him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.

Then 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.

Acts 22:30

But on the day after, desiring to have certain knowledge of what the Jews had to say against him, he made him free, and gave orders for the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to come together, and he took Paul and put him before them.

The next day, wishing to know exactly what charge was being brought against him by the Jews, the Tribune ordered his chains to be removed; and, having sent word to the High Priests and all the Sanhedrin to assemble, he brought Paul down and made him stand before them.

On 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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