Acts 22:12

There I met a man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived 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

11I could not see because of that light's brightness, and being led by the hands of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

13He came to me, stood by me, and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' In that very hour I saw him.

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Cross References

Luke 2:25Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout. He was looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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

Acts 10:22They said, “A centurion named Cornelius, a righteous man and one who worships God, and is well spoken of by all the nation of the Jews, was told by a holy angel of God to send for you to come to his house, so he could listen to a message from you.”

2 Corinthians 6:8We work in honor and dishonor, in slander and praise. We are accused of being deceitful and yet we are truthful.

Hebrews 11:2For because of this the ancestors were approved for their faith.

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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