Acts 22:12

Then a certain Ananias, a man in accord with the law, having the testimony of all the Jews who were living there,

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

In Context

11And since I could not see, because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by my companions, and I went to Damascus.

13drawing near to me and standing close by, said to me, ‘Brother Saul, see!’ And in that same hour, I looked upon him.

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Cross References

Luke 2:25And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and God-fearing, awaiting the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was with him.

Acts 8:2But God-fearing men arranged for Stephen’s funeral, and they made a great mourning over him.

Acts 10:22And they said: “Cornelius, a centurion, a just and God-fearing man, who has good testimony from the entire nation of the Jews, received a message from a holy Angel to summon you to his house and to listen to words from you.”

2 Corinthians 6:8through honor and dishonor, despite good reports and bad, whether seen as deceivers or truth-tellers, whether ignored or acknowledged;

Hebrews 11:2For this reason, the ancients were given testimony.

Matthew Henry on Acts 22:4-22

Paul's First Defence. 3 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. 4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 5 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… Read the whole commentary →

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