Acts 22:1

Paul said, “ Jewish elders and my other fellow Jews, listen to me now while I reply to those who are accusing me!”

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

In Context

2When the crowd of people heard Paul speaking to them in their own Hebrew language, they became even more quiet and really listened. Then Paul said to them,

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Cross References

Luke 21:14So determine within yourselves not to be worrying before that happens what you will say to defend yourselves,

Acts 13:26“Fellow Israelis, you who are descendants of Abraham, and you non-Jewish people who also worship God, please listen! It is to all of us that God has sent the message about how he saves people.

Acts 23:1Paul looked straight at the Jewish council members and said: “My fellow Jews, all my life I have lived respecting our God, and I do not know of anything that I have done that I knew was wrong/evil.”

Acts 24:10Then the governor motioned with his hand to Paul that he should speak. So Paul replied. He said, “ Governor Felix, I know that you(sg) have judged this Jewish province for many years. Therefore I gladly defend myself, confident that you will listen to me and will judge me fairly.

Acts 25:16But I told them that when someone has been accused of a crime, we Romans do not immediately ◄condemn that person/declare that person to be guilty►. First, we command him to stand before the people who are accusing him and to say whether or not he has done those things. After that, the judge will decide what to do with him.

Acts 26:24Before Paul could say anything further to defend himself, Festus shouted: “Paul, you are crazy! You have studied too much, and it has made you insane!”

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 →

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