Acts 22:12

And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness to by all the Jews who dwelt [there],

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11And as I could not see, through the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus.

13coming to me and standing by me, said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And *I*, in the same hour, received my sight and saw 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 pious, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and [the] Holy Spirit was upon him.

Acts 8:2And pious men buried Stephen and made great lamentation over him.

Acts 10:22And they said, Cornelius, a centurion, a righteous man, and fearing God, and borne witness to by the whole nation of the Jews, has been divinely instructed by a holy angel to send for thee to his house, and hear words from thee.

2 Corinthians 6:8through glory and dishonour, through evil report and good report: as deceivers, and true;

Hebrews 11:2For in [the power of] this the elders have obtained 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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