Acts 22:23

And they crying out, and rending their garments, and throwing dust into the air,

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 continued to hear him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Take away such a one from the earth: for it is not appropriate for him to live.

24the chiliarch commanded that he should be led into the castle, saying that he should be tested by scourges, in order that he might know on account of what cause they continued so to cry out against him.

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Cross References

Acts 7:58and casting him out from the city, they began to stone him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, called 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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