Acts 22:1

Brethren, and fathers, hearken to my defence before you.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2And when they perceived that he addressed them in Hebrew, they were the more quiet: and he said to them:

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Cross References

Luke 21:14And settle it in your hearts, that ye will not previously seek instruction for making a defence.

Acts 13:26Men, brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and all who, with you, fear God, to you is this word of life sent.

Acts 23:1And when Paul had looked on the assembly of them, he said: Men, my brethren; I have lived in all good conscience before God up to this day.

Acts 24:10Then the governor made signs to Paul, that he should speak. And Paul answered and said: I know thee to have been a judge of this nation for many years, and I therefore cheerfully enter upon a defence of myself.

Acts 25:16And I told them, It is not the custom of the Romans, to give up a man gratuitously to be slain; until his accuser appeareth and chargeth him to his face, and opportunity is afforded him to make defence respecting what is charged upon him.

Acts 26:24And when Paul had extended his defence thus far, Festus cried, with a loud voice: Paul, thou art deranged: much study hath deranged thee.

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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