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Acts 22:1

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

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

`Men, brethren, and fathers, hear my defence now unto you;`

Acts 22:2

And on hearing him address them in Hebrew, they kept all 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 they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and he saith,

Acts 22:3

"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 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, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactitude of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all ye are to-day.

Acts 22:4

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

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

`And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,

Acts 22:5

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 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 also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,

Acts 22:6

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

and it came to pass, in my going on and coming nigh to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of the heaven there shone a great light round about me,

Acts 22:7

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

I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?'

I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?

Acts 22:8

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

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

`And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute

Acts 22:9

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

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.

and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me

Acts 22:10

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.'

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 said, What shall I do, Lord? and the Lord said unto me, Having risen, go on to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things that have been appointed for thee to do.

Acts 22:11

"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.

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 when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to Damascus,

Acts 22:12

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

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

and a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the law, being testified to by all the Jews dwelling [there],

Acts 22:13

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

having come unto me and stood by [me], said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and I the same hour did look up to him;

Acts 22:14

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.

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.

and he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth,

Acts 22:15

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

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

because thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard;

Acts 22:16

And now why delay? Rise, get yourself baptized, and wash off your sins, calling upon 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 tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.

Acts 22:17

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

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

`And it came to pass when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,

Acts 22:18

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

and I saw him saying to me, Haste and go forth in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me;

Acts 22:19

"`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;

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

and I said, Lord, they they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;

Acts 22:20

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.'

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 the blood of thy witness Stephen was being poured forth, I also was standing by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those putting him to death;

Acts 22:21

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

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

and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.`

Acts 22:22

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."

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!"

And they were hearing him unto this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, `Away from the earth with such an one; for it is not fit for him to live.`

Acts 22:23

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

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

And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,

Acts 22:24

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 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 chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, `By scourges let him be examined;` that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.

Acts 22:25

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?"

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?"

And as he was stretching him with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion who was standing by, `A man, a Roman, uncondemned is it lawful to you to scourge;`

Acts 22:26

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 it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!"

and the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, `Take heed what thou art about to do, for this man is a Roman;`

Acts 22:27

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

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

and the chief captain having come near, said to him, `Tell me, art thou a Roman?` and he said, `Yes;`

Acts 22:28

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

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

and the chief captain answered, `I, with a great sum, did obtain this citizenship;` but Paul said, `But I have been even born [so].`

Acts 22:29

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.

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.

Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who are about to examine him, and the chief captain also was afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him,

Acts 22:30

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.

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.

and on the morrow, intending to know the certainty wherefore he is accused by the Jews, he did loose him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their sanhedrim to come, and having brought down Paul, he set [him] before them.

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