NASB — Acts 22 — KJV

Paul’s Defense before the Jews

1aBrethren°° and fathers°, hear° my defense° which I now° [offer] to you.”

[1] aAc 7:2

2 ¶ And when they heard° that he was addressing° them in the IaHebrew° dialect°, they became° even more° quiet°; and he *said°,

[2] II.e. Jewish Aramaic aAc 21:40

3 ¶ “aI am° ba Jew°, born° in cTarsus° of dCilicia°, but brought° up in this° city°, educated° Iunder°°° eGamaliel°, IIfstrictly° according° to the law° of our fathers°, being° zealous° for God° just° as gyou all° are today°. 4 aI persecuted° this° bWay° to the death°, binding° and putting° both° men° and women° into prisons°, 5 as also° athe high° priest° and all° bthe Council° of the elders° Ican testify°. From them I also° creceived° letters° to dthe brethren°, and started° off for cDamascus° in order to bring° even° those° who were there° to Jerusalem° IIas prisoners° to be punished°.

[3] ILit at the feet of IILit according to the strictness of the ancestral law aAc 9:1-22; 22:3-16; 26:9-18 bAc 21:39 cAc 9:11 dAc 6:9 eAc 5:34 fAc 23:6; 26:5; Php 3:6 gAc 21:20
[4] aAc 8:3; 22:19f; 26:9-11 bAc 9:2
[5] ILit testifies for me IILit having been bound aAc 9:1 bLk 22:66; Ac 5:21; 1Ti 4:14 cAc 9:2 dAc 2:29; 3:17; 13:26; 23:1; 28:17, 21; Ro 9:3

6 ¶ “aBut it happened° that as I was on my way°, approaching° Damascus° about° noontime°, a very° bright° light° suddenly° flashed° from heaven° all° around° me, 7 and I fell° to the ground° and heard° a voice° saying° to me, ‘Saul°, Saul°, why° are you persecuting° Me?’ 8 And I answered°, ‘Who° are You, Lord°?’ And He said° to me, ‘I am° aJesus° the Nazarene°, whom° you are persecuting°.’ 9 And those° who° were with me asaw° the light°, to be sure°, but bdid not Iunderstand° the voice° of the One who was speaking° to me. 10 And I said°, ‘aWhat° shall I do°, Lord°?’ And the Lord° said° to me, ‘Get° up and go° on into Damascus°, and there° you will be told° of all° that has been appointed° for you to do°.’ 11 But since° I acould not see° because° of the Ibrightness° of that light°, I was led° by the hand° by those° who were with me and came° into Damascus°.

[6] aAc 22:6-11: Ac 9:3-8; 26:12-18
[8] aAc 26:9
[9] IOr hear (with comprehension) aAc 26:13 bAc 9:7
[10] aAc 16:30
[11] ILit glory aAc 9:8

12 ¶ “A certain° aAnanias°, a man° who was devout° by the standard° of the Law°, [and] bwell° spoken° of by all° the Jews° who lived° there, 13 came° to me, and standing° near° said° to me, ‘aBrother° Saul°, receive° your sight°!’ And Ibat that very° time° I looked° up at him. 14 And he said°, ‘aThe God° of our fathers° has bappointed° you to know° His will° and to csee° the dRighteous° One° and to hear° an Iutterance° from His mouth°. 15 For you will be aa witness° for Him to all° men° of bwhat° you have seen° and heard°. 16 Now° why° do you delay°? aGet° up and be baptized°, and bwash° away° your sins°, ccalling° on His name°.’

[12] aAc 9:10 bAc 6:3; 10:22
[13] IOr instantly; lit at the very hour aAc 9:17 bAc 9:18
[14] IOr message; lit voice aAc 3:13 bAc 9:15; 26:16 cAc 9:17; 26:16; 1Co 9:1; 15:8 dAc 7:52
[15] aAc 23:11; 26:16 bAc 22:14
[16] aAc 9:18 bAc 2:38; 1Co 6:11; Ep 5:26; He 10:22 cAc 7:59

17 ¶ “It happened° when I areturned° to Jerusalem° and was praying° in the temple°, that I bfell° into a trance°, 18 and I saw° Him saying° to me, aMake° haste°, and get° out of Jerusalem° quickly°, because° they will not accept° your testimony° about° Me.’ 19 And I said°, ‘Lord°, they themselves° understand° that in one synagogue° after° another° aI used to imprison° and bbeat° those° who believed° in You. 20 And awhen° the blood° of Your witness° Stephen° was being shed°, I also° was standing° by approving°, and watching° out for the coats° of those° who were slaying° him.’ 21 And He said° to me, ‘Go°! For I will send° you far° away° ato the Gentiles°.’

[17] aAc 9:26; 26:20 bAc 10:10
[18] aAc 9:29
[19] aAc 8:3; 22:4 bMt 10:17; Ac 26:11
[20] aAc 7:58f; 8:1; 26:10
[21] aAc 9:15

22 ¶ They listened° to him up to this° statement°, and [then] they raised° their voices° and said°, “aAway° with such° a fellow° from the earth°, for bhe should° not be allowed° to live°!” 23 And as they were crying° out and athrowing° off° their cloaks° and btossing° dust° into the air°, 24 the Icommander° ordered° him to be brought° into athe barracks°, stating° that he should be bexamined° by scourging° so° that he might find° out the reason° why°° they were shouting° against him that way°. 25 But when° they stretched° him out Iwith thongs°, Paul° said° to the centurion° who was standing° by, “Is it IIlawful° for you to scourge° aa man° who is a Roman° and uncondemned°?” 26 When the centurion° heard° [this], he went° to the Icommander° and told° him, saying°, “What° are you about° to do°? For this° man° is a Roman°.” 27 The Icommander° came° and said° to him, “Tell° me, are you a Roman°?” And he said°, “Yes°.” 28 The Icommander° answered°, “I acquired° this° citizenship° with a large° sum° of money°.” And Paul° said°, “But I was actually° born° [a citizen].” 29 Therefore° those° who were about° to aexamine° him immediately° Ilet° go° of him; and the IIcommander° also° bwas afraid° when he found° out that he was a Roman°, and because° he had IIIcput° him in chains°.

[22] aAc 21:36; 1Th 2:16 bAc 25:24
[23] aAc 7:58 b2S 16:13
[24] II.e. chiliarch, in command of one thousand troops aAc 21:34 bAc 22:29
[25] IOr for the whip IIInterrogation by torture was a procedure used with slaves aAc 16:37
[26] IV 24, note 1
[27] IV 24, note 1
[28] IV 24, note 1
[29] ILit withdrew from IIV 24, note 1 IIILit bound him aAc 22:24 bAc 16:38 cAc 21:33

30 ¶ But on the next° day°, awishing° to know° for certain° why° he had been accused° by the Jews°, he breleased° him and ordered° the chief° priests° and all° cthe ICouncil° to assemble°, and brought° Paul° down° and set° him before° them.

[30] IOr Sanhedrin aAc 23:28 bAc 21:33 cMt 5:22


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Paul declareth at large, how he was converted to the faith,

1 ¶ Men,º brethren,º andº fathers,º hear² ye¹ª myº defenceº [which I make] nowº untoº you.º 2 (Andº when they heardºª thatº he spakeºª in the² Hebrewº tongueº to them,º they keptºª the moreº silence:º andº he saith,)ºª 3 Iº amºª verilyº a manº [which am] a Jew,º bornºª inº Tarsus,º [a city] in Cilicia,º yetº brought upºª inº thisº cityº atº the² feetº of Gamaliel,º [and] taughtºª accordingº to the perfect mannerº of the lawº of the² fathers,º and wasºª zealousº toward God,º asº yeº allº areºª this day.º 4 And Iº persecutedºª thisº wayº untoº the death,º bindingºª andº deliveringºª intoº prisonsº bothº menº andº women.º 5 Asº alsoº the² high priestº doth bear¹ª me¹ witness,ºª² andº allº the² estate of the elders:º fromº whomº alsoº I receivedºª lettersº untoº the² brethren,º and¹ wentºª toº Damascus,º to bringºª² them which wereºª thereº boundºª untoº Jerusalem,º for toº be punished.ºª 6 Andº it came to pass,ºª that, as I² made¹ª my¹ journey,ºª andº was come nighºª unto Damascusº aboutº noon,º suddenlyº there shoneºª fromº heavenº a greatº lightº round¹ª aboutº me.º 7 Andº I fellºª untoº the² ground,º andº heardºª a voiceº sayingºª unto me,º Saul,º Saul,º whyº persecutest² thou¹ª me?º 8 Andº Iº answered,ºª Whoº art² thou,¹ª Lord?º Andº he saidºª untoº me,º Iº amºª Jesusº of Nazareth,º whomº thouº persecutest.ºª 9 Andº they that wereºª withº meº sawºª indeedº the² light,º andº wereºª afraid;º butº they heardºª notº the² voiceº of him that spakeºª to me.º 10 Andº I said,ºª Whatº shall I do,ºª Lord?º Andº the² Lordº saidºª untoº me,º Arise,ºª and goºª intoº Damascus;º and thereº it shall be toldºª theeº ofº all thingsº whichº are appointedºª for theeº to do.ºª 11 Andº whenº I could¹ª notº seeºª forº the² gloryº of thatº light,º being led by the handºª ofº them that were¹ª with² me,º I cameºª intoº Damascus.º 12 Andº oneº Ananias,º a devoutº manº accordingº to the² law,º having a good reportºª ofº allº the² Jewsº which dweltºª [there], 13 Cameºª untoº me,º andº stood,ºª and saidºª unto me,º Brotherº Saul,º receive thy sight.ºª And¹ª the² sameº hourº Iº looked upºª uponº him.º 14 Andº he² said,ºª The² Godº of ourº fathersº hath chosenºª thee,º that thou shouldest knowºª his¹² will,º andº seeºª that Just One,º andº shouldest hearºª the voiceº ofº his¹² mouth.º 15 Forº thou shalt beºª hisº witnessº untoº allº menº of whatº thou hast seenºª andº heard.ºª 16 Andº nowº whyº tarriest² thou?¹ª arise,ºª and be baptized,ºª andº wash awayºª thyº sins,º calling onºª the² nameº of the² Lord.º

[1] Lk 12:11; 21:14; Ac 7:2; 13:26; 19:33; 23:1, 6; 24:10; 25:8, 16; 26:1, 24; 28:17; Ro 2:15; 1Co 9:3; 2Co 7:11; 12:19; Php 1:7, 17; 2Ti 4:16; 1P 3:15.
[2] Ac 21:40.
[3] Dt 33:3; 2S 21:2; 2K 4:38; Lk 2:46; 8:35; 10:39; Ac 5:34; 6:9; 9:11, 30; 11:25; 15:23, 41; 21:20, 39; 23:6, 34; 26:5; Ro 10:2; 11:1; 2Co 11:22; Ga 1:14, 21; 4:17; Php 3:5, 6.
[4] Ac 7:58; 8:1; 9:1, 13, 21; 16:17; 18:26; 19:9, 23; 22:19; 24:14; 26:9; 1Co 15:9; Php 3:6; 1Ti 1:13.
[5] Lk 22:66; Ac 4:5; 5:21; 9:1, 14; 22:1; 26:10, 12; Ro 9:3.
[6] Gn 14:15; 15:2; 2S 8:6; Is 24:23; Mt 17:2; Ac 9:3; 26:12, 13; Rv 1:16.
[7] Gn 3:9; 16:8; 22:1, 11; Ex 3:4; 1S 3:10; Is 43:22; Jr 2:5, 9; Mt 25:45; 27:23; 1Ti 1:13.
[8] Ex 16:7; 1S 8:7; Zc 2:8; Mt 2:23; 10:40; 25:40, 45; Ac 3:6; 4:10; 6:14; 26:14; 1Co 12:12, 26.
[9] Dn 10:7; Jn 12:29; Ac 9:7.
[10] Ps 25:8; 143:8; Ac 2:37; 9:6; 10:33; 16:30; 22:12; 26:16.
[11] Is 42:16; Ac 9:8; 13:11.
[12] Lk 2:25; Ac 6:3; 8:2; 9:10; 10:22; 17:4; 2Co 6:8; 1Ti 3:7; He 11:2; 3Jn 1:12.
[13] Ac 9:17; Phm 1:16.
[14] Ex 3:13; 15:2; 2K 21:22; 1Ch 12:17; 29:18; 2Ch 28:25; 30:19; Ezr 7:27; Jr 1:5; Dn 2:23; Jn 15:16; Ac 3:13, 14; 5:30; 7:52; 9:15, 17; 13:17; 22:18; 24:14; 26:16; Ro 1:1; 1Co 9:1; 11:23; 15:3, 8; 2Co 5:21; Ga 1:12, 15; 2Ti 1:1; Tit 1:1; 1P 2:22; 1Jn 2:1.
[15] Lk 24:47; Jn 15:27; Ac 1:8, 22; 4:20; 10:39; 23:11; 26:16, 20; 27:24.
[16] Ps 119:60; Jr 8:14; Ac 2:21, 38; 9:14; Ro 6:3; 10:12; 1Co 1:2; 6:11; 12:13; Ga 3:27; Tit 3:5; He 10:22; 1P 3:21.

and called to his apostleship.

17 Andº it came to pass,ºª that, when Iº was come againºª toº Jerusalem,º evenº while Iº prayedºª inº the² temple,º Iº wasºª inº a trance;º 18 Andº sawºª himº sayingºª unto me,º Make haste,ºª andº get² thee¹ª quicklyºº out ofº Jerusalem:º forº they will¹ª notº receiveºª thyº testimonyº concerningº me.º 19 And Iº said,ºª Lord,º theyº knowºª thatº Iº imprisonedººªª andº beatºª in every¹ synagogueº² them that believedºª onº thee:º 20 Andº whenº the² bloodº of thyº martyrº Stephenº was shed,ºª I¹² alsoº wasºª standing by,ºª andº consentingºª unto his¹² death,º andº keptºª the² raimentº of them that slewºª him.º 21 Andº he saidºª untoº me,º Depart:ºª forº Iº will sendºª theeº far henceº untoº the Gentiles.º

[17] Ac 9:26; 10:9; 2Co 12:1; Ga 1:18; Rv 1:10.
[18] Ezk 3:6; Mt 10:14, 23; Lk 21:21; Ac 3:19; 22:14.
[19] Mt 10:17; Ac 8:3; 9:1; 22:4; 26:9.
[20] Lk 11:48; Ac 7:58; 8:1; Ro 1:32; Rv 2:13; 17:6.
[21] Ac 9:15; 13:2, 46; 18:6; 26:17; Ro 1:5; 11:13; 15:16; 16:26; Ga 1:15; 2:7; Ep 3:6; 1Ti 2:7; 2Ti 1:11.

At the very mentioning of the Gentiles, the people exclaim on him.

22 Andº they gave¹ª him¹ audienceºª² untoº thisº word,º andº [then] lifted upºª their¹² voices,º and said,ºª Away² with¹ª suchº a [fellow] fromº the² earth:º forº it is¹ª not¹ fitºª² that heº should live.ºª 23 Andº as theyº cried out,ºª andº cast offºª [their] clothes,º andº threwºª dustº intoº the² air,º

[22] Lk 23:18; Jn 19:15; Ac 7:54; 21:36; 25:24.
[23] Ec 10:3; Ac 7:53; 26:11.

He should have been scourged,

24 The² chief captainº commandedºª himº to be broughtºª intoº the² castle,º and badeºª that heº should be examinedºª by scourging;º thatº he might knowºª whereforeººº they cried¹ª so¹ againstºª² him.º

[24] Jn 19:1; Ac 16:22, 37; 21:31; 22:25; 23:10, 27; He 11:35.

but claiming the privilege of a Roman, he escapeth.

25 Andº asº they boundºªª himº with thongs,º Paulº saidºª untoº the centurionº that stood by,ºª² Is it lawfulº¹ª for youº to scourgeºª a manº that is a Roman,º andº uncondemned?º 26 Whenº the² centurionº heardºª [that], he wentºª and toldºª the² chief captain,º saying,ºª Take heedºª whatº thou² doest:º¹ªª forº thisº manº isºª a Roman.º 27 Thenº the² chief captainº came,ºª and saidºª unto him,º Tellºª me,ºº artºª thouº a Roman?ºº He² said,ºª Yea.º 28 Andº the² chief captainº answered,ºª With a greatº sumº obtainedºª Iº thisº freedom.º Andº Paulº said,ºª Butº Iº¹ was² [free] born.ºª 29 Thenº straightwayº they departedºª fromº himº which¹ shouldºª have examinedºª him:º and¹² the² chief captainº also¹² was afraid,ºª after he knewºª thatº he wasºª a Roman,º andº becauseº he hadºª boundºª him.º 30 ¹ On² the² morrow,º because he wouldºª have knownºª the² certaintyº whereforeº he was accusedºª ofº the² Jews,º he loosedºª himº fromº [his] bands,º andº commandedºª the² chief priestsº andº allº their¹² councilº to appear,ºª andº brought¹ª Paul¹ down,ºª² and set² him¹ª beforeº them.º

[25] Mt 8:8; 27:54; Ac 10:1; 16:37; 22:27; 23:17; 25:16; 27:1, 3, 43.
[26] Ac 22:29; 23:27.
[28] Ac 22:28.
[29] Ac 16:38; 22:24, 25; He 11:35.
[30] Mt 10:17; 27:2; Ac 5:21; 21:11, 33; 22:5; 23:15, 28; 26:29.


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