Acts 22:23

And as they were crying out, and shaking their garments, and throwing dust into the air,

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

In Context

22And they listened to him as far as this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth! for it was not fit that he should live.

24the chief captain ordered him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might ascertain for what cause they were thus crying out against him.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 10:3Yea, even when the fool walketh in the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

Acts 7:58and having cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul;

Matthew Henry on Acts 22:23-30

Paul's First Defence. 22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. 23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, 24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that… Read the whole commentary →

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