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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.

"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."

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

Acts 22:2

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

When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

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

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 indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.

"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.

Acts 22:4

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

I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

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

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 also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.

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.

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.

It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around 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.

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 saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?'

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

I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.'

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

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.

Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn't understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

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

I said, 'What will I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you 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.'

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.

When I couldn't see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into 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.

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,

One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived there,

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

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 by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' In that very hour I looked up at 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.

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.

He said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from 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.

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 will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.

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

Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'

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

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,

It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

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

and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'

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

I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed 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;

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.

When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'

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.'

Acts 22:21

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

He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you forth far from here to the Gentiles.'"

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

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.

They listened to him until he said that, then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn't fit to live!"

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."

Acts 22:23

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

As they cried out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,

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

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 commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.

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.

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?

When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?"

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?"

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.

When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "Watch what you are 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."

Acts 22:27

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

The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."

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

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.

The commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."

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

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.

Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound 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.

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.

But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set 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.

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