Acts 22:1
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye the account which I now give unto you.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
In Context
2(And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.)
Cross References
Luke 21:14Lay it up therefore into your hearts, not to meditate before how you shall answer:
Acts 13:26Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you fear God, to you the word of this salvation is sent.
Acts 23:1And Paul looking upon the council, said: Men, brethren, I have conversed with all good conscience before God until this present day.
Acts 24:10Then Paul answered, (the governor making a sign to him to speak:) Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge over this nation, I will with good courage answer for myself.
Acts 25:16To whom I answered: It is not the custom of the Romans to condemn any man, before that he who is accused have his accusers present, and have liberty to make his answer, to clear himself of the things laid to his charge.
Acts 26:24As he spoke these things, and made his answer, Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art beside thyself: much learning doth make thee mad.
Matthew Henry on Acts 22:1
In the close of the foregoing chapter we had Paul bound, according to Agabus's prophecy of the hard usage he should receive from the Jews at Jerusalem, yet he had his tongue set at liberty, by the permission the chief captain gave him to speak for himself; and so intent he is upon using that liberty of speech which is allowed him, to the honour of Christ and the service of his interest, that he forgets the bonds he is in, makes no mention of them, but speaks of the great things Christ had done for him with as much… Read the whole commentary →