Acts 22:2

And, when they heard that, in the Hebrew language, he had begun to address them, they kept the more quiet. And he saith—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

1Brethren and fathers! Hear ye, the defence, which I now make unto you:—

3I, am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but nurtured in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel,—trained after the strictness of our ancestral law; being jealous for God just as, all ye, are this day;

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Cross References

Acts 21:40And, when he had given leave, Paul, standing upon the stairs, waved with his hand unto the people; and, when great silence was secured, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, 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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