Acts 22:12

"And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the Law, well thought of by all the Jews who lived there,

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

In Context

11"And as I was seeing nothing for the glory of the light, I was led by the hand of my companions, and so came into Damascus.

13"came to me, and standing by me, said to me, "‘Brother Saul, receive your sight’ "In that very hour I regained my sight and looked up at him.

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Cross References

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

Acts 8:2Devout men buried Stephen, and made loud lamentations over him.

Acts 10:22"Cornelius," they answered, "a captain, a devout man, and God- fearing, of whom the whole, Jewish nation speaks well, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to listen to your message."

2 Corinthians 6:8amid honor or dishonor, amid evil report and good report; as a deceiver and yet true;

Hebrews 11:2For by it men of old times had witness borne to them.

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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