Acts 22:2

Then when they heard that he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence: and he said,

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

In Context

1MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my apology which I now offer unto you.

3I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed accurately in the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, as ye all are this day:

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Cross References

Acts 21:40So having his permission, Paul standing on the stairs, waved his hand to the people. And profound silence being obtained, he spake to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

Matthew Henry on Acts 22:2-3

Paul's First Defence. 1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. 2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) Paul had, in the last verse of the foregoing chapter , gained a great point, by commanding so profound a silence after so loud a clamour. Now here observe, I. With what an admirable composure and presence of mind he addresses himself to speak. Never was poor man set upon in a more tumultuous manner, nor with… Read the whole commentary →

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