Acts 21:37–22:5 — Paulos’s defence

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Acts 21:37—22:5

21:37 Paulos’s defence

37 As they were able to carry him into the fortress, Paulos called down to the commander, “Can I say something to you?”

“You speak Greek!”, replied the commander. 38 “Aren’t you the Mitsri (Egyptian) who stirred up a group of assassins a while back and led them out into the wilderness?”

39 “No, I’m a Yehudi (Jew) from Tarsos in Kilikia—a citizen of an important city,” said Paulos. “But please, let me speak to these people.”

40 The commander nodded, so the soldiers stood Paulos on the stairs where he gestured to the people. The crowd quietened down, and so Paulos spoke loudly in his Hebrew language: 22 “Men, brothers, and fathers, listen to what I have to say for myself.” 2 When they heard him speaking Hebrew, they became even more quiet as he continued, 3 “I am a Yehudi who grew up in this very city to study under Gamliel. I’ve been raised according to every part of our ancestral law, working hard to obey God like all of you here today. 4 I used to persecute the followers of ‘The Path’ even to death—tying up both men and women and handing them over to the prisons 5 as the Chief Priest and all the council of elders can tell you. I took letters from them to our Jewish brothers in Damesek (Damascus) when I went so that I could arrest the ones there and bring them back here to Yerushalem (Jerusalem) to be punished.

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37 And going to _be _being _brought _in into the barracks, the Paulos is _saying to _the commander:
- is _it _permitting to _me to _say something to you?
And he was _saying:
You _are _knowing In _Hellaʸn?

38 Consequently are you not the from _Aiguptos/(Miʦrayim), who before these the days, having _upset and having _led _out the four _thousand men of _the assassins into the wilderness?

39 But the Paulos said:
On _one _hand I am a_Youdaiōns a_man, from _Tarsos, of_ the _Kilikia, a_citizen of_an_ not _insignificant city.
On _the _other _hand I _am _beseeching of _you, permit to _me to _speak to the people.

40 And of_ him _having _permitted, the Paulos having _stood on the stairs, gestured with _his hand to _the people, and great silence having _become, he _called _out in _his Hebraios language saying,

Literal Version ACT 22:1

22 Men, brothers, and fathers, hear which to you _all right _now of_the_defense of _me.

2 (And having _heard that he _was _calling _out to _them in _the Hebraios language, they _brought _about more quietness.
) And he _is _saying:

3 I am a_ Youdaiōns _man, having _been _born in Tarsos of_ the _Kilikia, but having _been _brought _up in the this city, before the feet of _Gamaliaʸl/(Gamlī^ʼēl), having _been _instructed according _to the_exactness of _our ancestral law, being zealous the for_god, as all you _all are today,

4 who I _persecuted this the way until death, binding and giving _over to prisons, both men and women,

5 as also the chief _priest is _testifying to _me and all the council _of _elders, from whom also having _received letters to the brothers, I _was _going to Damaskos/(Dammeseq), going _to_ also _bring the ones being there, having _been _bound to Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim), in _order _that they _may _be _punished.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section ACTs 21:37

Paulos’s defence

Acts 21:37—22:5