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Acts 22

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 22 of 28

1 Men, brothers, and fathers, hear my defense now to you.

2 And hearing that he spoke in the Hebrew dialect to them, they showed more quietness. And he said:

3 Indeed I am a man, a Jew having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but having been brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been trained according to the exactness of the ancestral law, being a zealot of God, even as you all are today.

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Chapter Summary

1 Paul declares how he was converted. 22 At the mention of the nations, the people seek his death.

Key Greek Words

ἀπολογία defense G627
διώκω to persecute G1377
μάρτυς witness G3144
βαπτίζω to baptize G907
φωνή voice G5456
ἔθνος nations, Gentiles G1484

People & Context

Paul

Makes his defense in Hebrew before the crowd, recounting his persecution of the Way and his conversion near Damascus

Jesus the Nazarene

The voice from heaven who confronts Saul, asking why he persecutes Him, and commissions him as a witness

Ananias

Devout man at Damascus who restores Paul's sight and tells him to be baptized and wash away his sins

Gamaliel

The teacher at whose feet Paul was trained in the exactness of the ancestral law

Stephen

Witness of the Lord at whose murder Paul stood by consenting, guarding the garments of those who killed him

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