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Acts 22

Paul's Defense before the Jews

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aBrethreng435g80 and fathersg3962, hearg191 my defenseg627 which I nowg3570 offer to you."

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And when they heardg191 that he was addressingg4377 them in the  1 aHebrewg1446 dialectg1258, they becameg3930 even moreg3123 quietg2271; and he *saidg5346,

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aI amg1510  ba Jewg2453, borng1080 in  cTarsusg5019 of  dCiliciag2791, but broughtg397 up in thisg3778 cityg4172, educatedg3811  1underg3844g3588g4228  eGamalielg1059,  2 fstrictlyg195 accordingg2596 to the lawg3551 of our fathersg3971, beingg5225 zealousg2207 for Godg2316 justg2531a as  gyou allg3956 are todayg4594.

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aI persecutedg1377 thisg3778  bWayg3598 to the deathg2288, bindingg1195 and puttingg3860 bothg5037 meng435 and womeng1135 into prisonsg5438,

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as alsog2532  athe highg749 priestg749 and allg3956  bthe Councilg4244 of the eldersg4244  1can testifyg3140. From them I alsog2532  creceivedg1209 lettersg1992 to  dthe brethreng80, and startedg4198 off for  cDamascusg1154 in order to bringg71 eveng2532 thoseg3588 who were thereg1566 to Jerusalemg2419  2as prisonersg1210 to be punishedg5097.

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aBut it happenedg1096 that as I was on my wayg4198, approachingg1448 Damascusg1154 aboutg4012 noontimeg3314, a veryg2425 brightg2425 lightg5457 suddenlyg1810 flashedg4015b from heaveng3772 allg4012 aroundg4012 me,

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and I fellg4098 to the groundg1475 and heardg191 a voiceg5456 sayingg3004 to me, `Saulg4549, Saulg4549, whyg5101 are you persecutingg1377 Me?'

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"And I answeredg611, `Whog5101 are You, Lordg2962?' And He saidg3004 to me, `I amg1510  aJesusg2424 the Nazareneg3480, whomg3739 you are persecutingg1377.'

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"And thoseg3588 whog5101 were with me  asawg2300 the lightg5457, to be sureg3303a, but  bdid not  1understandg191 the voiceg5456 of the One who was speakingg2980 to me.

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"And I saidg3004, ` aWhatg5101 shall I dog4160, Lordg2962?' And the Lordg2962 saidg3004 to me, `Getg450 up and gog4198 on into Damascusg1154, and thereg2546 you will be toldg2980 of allg3956 that has been appointedg5021 for you to dog4160.'

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"But sinceg5613 I  acould not seeg1689 becauseg575 of the  1brightnessg1391 of that lightg5457, I was ledg5496 by the handg5496 by thoseg3588 who were with me and cameg2064 into Damascusg1154.

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"A certaing5100  aAnaniasg367, a mang435 who was devoutg2126 by the standardg3358 of the Lawg3551, and  bwellg3140 spokeng3140 of by allg3956 the Jewsg2453 who livedg2730 there,

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cameg2064 to me, and standingg2186 nearg2186 saidg3004 to me, ` aBrotherg80 Saulg4549, receiveg308 your sightg308!' And  1 bat that veryg846 timeg5610 I lookedg308 up at him.

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"And he saidg3004, ` aThe Godg2316 of our fathersg3962 has  bappointedg4400 you to knowg1097 His willg2307 and to  cseeg3708 the  dRighteousg1342 Oneg1342 and to hearg191 an  1utteranceg5456 from His mouthg4750.

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`For you will be  aa witnessg3144 for Him to allg3956 meng444 of  bwhatg3739 you have seeng3708 and heardg191.

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`Nowg3568 whyg5101 do you delayg3195?  aGetg450 up and be baptizedg907, and  bwashg628 awayg628 your sinsg266,  ccallingg1941 on His nameg3686.'

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"It happenedg1096 when I  areturnedg5290 to Jerusalemg2419 and was prayingg4336 in the templeg2413, that I  bfellg1096 into a tranceg1611,

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and I sawg3708 Him sayingg3004 to me, aMakeg4692 hasteg4692, and getg1831 out of Jerusalemg2419 quicklyg5034, becauseg1360 they will not acceptg3858 your testimonyg3141 aboutg4012 Me.'

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"And I saidg3004, `Lordg2962, they themselvesg846 understandg1987 that in one synagogueg4864 afterg2596 anotherg2596  aI used to imprisong5439 and  bbeatg1194 thoseg3588 who believedg4100 in You.

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`And  awheng3753 the bloodg129 of Your witnessg3144 Stepheng4736 was being shedg1632b, I alsog2532 was standingg2186 by approvingg4909, and watchingg5442 out for the coatsg2440 of thoseg3588 who were slayingg337 him.'

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"And He saidg3004 to me, `Gog4198! For I will sendg1821 you farg3112 awayg1821  ato the Gentilesg1484.' "

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They listenedg191 to him up to thisg3778 statementg3056, and then they raisedg1869 their voicesg5456 and saidg3004, " aAwayg142 with suchg5108 a fellowg5108 from the earthg1093, for  bhe shouldg2520 not be allowedg2520 to liveg2198!"

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And as they were cryingg2905 out and  athrowingg4496 offg4496 their cloaksg2440 and  btossingg906 dustg2868 into the airg109,

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the  1commanderg5506 orderedg2753 him to be broughtg1521 into  athe barracksg3925b, statingg3004 that he should be  bexaminedg426 by scourgingg3148 sog2443 that he might findg1921 out the reasong156 whyg1223g3739 they were shoutingg2019 against him that wayg3779.

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But wheng5613 they stretchedg4385 him out  1with thongsg2438, Paulg3972 saidg3004 to the centuriong1543 who was standingg2476 by, "Is it  2lawfulg1832 for you to scourgeg3147  aa mang444 who is a Romang4514 and uncondemnedg178?"

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When the centuriong1543 heardg191 this, he wentg4334 to the  1commanderg5506 and toldg518 him, sayingg3004, "Whatg5101 are you aboutg3195 to dog4160? For thisg3778 mang444 is a Romang4514."

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The  1commanderg5506 cameg4334 and saidg3004 to him, "Tellg3004 me, are you a Romang4514?" And he saidg5346, "Yesg3483a."

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The  1commanderg5506 answeredg611, "I acquiredg2932 thisg3778 citizenshipg4174 with a largeg4183 sumg2774 of moneyg2774." And Paulg3972 saidg5346, "But I was actuallyg2532 borng1080 a citizen."

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Thereforeg3767 thoseg3588 who were aboutg3195 to  aexamineg426 him immediatelyg2112  1letg868 gog868 of him; and the  2commanderg5506 alsog2532  bwas afraidg5399 when he foundg1921 out that he was a Romang4514, and becauseg3754 he had  3 cputg1210 him in chainsg1210.

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But on the nextg1887 dayg1887,  awishingg1014 to knowg1097 for certaing804 whyg5101 he had been accusedg2723 by the Jewsg2453, he  breleasedg3089 him and orderedg2753 the chiefg749 priestsg749 and allg3956  cthe  1Councilg4892 to assembleg4905, and broughtg2609 Paulg3972 downg2609 and setg2476 him beforeg1519 them.



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