| 22:1 | Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. |
| 22:2 | (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) |
| 22:3 | 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. |
| 22:4 | And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. |
| 22:5 | 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 Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished. |
| 22:6 | And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. |
| 22:7 | And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? |
| 22:8 | And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. |
| 22:9 | And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. |
| 22:10 | And I said, What shall I do, LORD? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. |
| 22:11 | And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. |
| 22:12 | And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, |
| 22:13 | Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. |
| 22:14 | And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. |
| 22:14 | 他又說、我們祖宗的 神、揀選了你、叫你明白他的旨意、又得見那義者、聽他口中所出的聲音。 |
| 22:14 | 他又说，我们祖宗的神，拣选了你，叫你明白他的旨意，又得见那义者，听他口中所出的声音。 |
| act:5:30 | The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree. |
| act:24:14 | But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: |
| act:9:15 | But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: |
| act:15:7 | And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe. |
| rom:2:18 | And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; |
| rom:12:2 | And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. |
| eph:1:9 | Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: |
| eph:5:17 | Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is. |
| col:1:9 | For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; |
| act:3:14 | But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; |
| act:7:52 | Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: |
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| 22:15 | For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. |
| 22:16 | And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. |
| 22:17 | And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; |
| 22:18 | And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. |
| 22:19 | And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: |
| 22:20 | And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. |
| 22:21 | And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. |
| 22:22 | And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. |
| 22:23 | And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, |
| 22:24 | The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. |
| 22:25 | And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? |
| 22:26 | When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. |
| 22:27 | Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. |
| 22:28 | And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. |
| 22:29 | Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. |
| 22:30 | On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them. |
