Acts 22:15 — Acts 22:30

15 For you will be a ^awitness to Him unto all men of the things which you have ^bseen and heard.

16 And now, why do you delay? Rise up and ¹be ^abaptized and wash away your sins, ^2bcalling on ³His ^cname.

17 And when I returned to ^aJerusalem and was praying in the ^btemple, I went into a ¹trance;

18 And I saw Him saying to me, Hurry, and go quickly out of Jerusalem, because they will not accept your ^atestimony concerning Me.

19 And I said, Lord, they know that I was ^aimprisoning and beating from ^bsynagogue to synagogue those who believe on You;

20 And when the ^ablood of Your ^bwitness Stephen was being ^cshed, I myself also was standing by and ^dapproving and keeping the garments of those who did away with him.

21 And He said to me, Go, for I will send you forth ^afar away to the ^bGentiles.

22 And they listened to him up to this word, and then they lifted up their voice, saying, ^aAway from the earth with such a man, for it is ^bnot fitting for him to live!

23 And as they were crying out and casting off their garments and throwing dust in the air,

24 The ¹commander ordered him to be brought into the ^abarracks, saying that he should be ^bexamined by scourging in order that he might ^cascertain for what cause they were shouting against him so.

25 But as they stretched him out ¹with the thongs, Paul ²said to the centurion standing by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a ^aRoman and uncondemned?

26 And when the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported, saying, What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.

27 And the commander came and said to him, Tell me, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.

28 And the commander answered, With a large sum of money I acquired this citizenship. And Paul said, But I was even born a Roman.

29 Immediately therefore those who were about to ^aexamine him withdrew from him; and the ^bcommander also was ^cafraid, realizing that he was a ^dRoman and that he had ^ebound him.

30 And on the next day he, intending to find out for certain why he was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and all the ^1aSanhedrin to come together; and having brought Paul down, he had him stand before them.

Acts 21:31 — Acts 22:14

31 And as they were seeking to ^akill him, a report came up to the ^1bcommander of the ²cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

32 And he at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

33 Then the commander drew near and laid hold of him and ordered him to be ^abound with two ^bchains. And he inquired who he might be and what he had done.

34 And some among the crowd were ^ashouting one thing, and some another. And since he could not find out the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the ^bbarracks.

35 And when Paul came to the stairs, it so happened that he was being carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;

36 For the multitude of the people were following and crying out, ^aAway with him!

37 And when he was about to be brought into the barracks, Paul said to the commander, Am I allowed to say anything to you? And he said, You know Greek?

38 You are not then the Egyptian who some days ago revolted and led out the four thousand men of the Assassins into the wilderness?

39 But Paul said, I am a ^aJewish man of ^bTarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city, and I beg you, permit me to speak to the people.

40 And when he had given him permission, Paul stood on the stairs and ^amotioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he addressed them in the ^bHebrew ¹dialect, saying,

CHAPTER 22

1 ¹Men, ^abrothers and fathers, hear my ^2bdefense which I now make to you.

2 And when they heard that he addressed them in the Hebrew ¹dialect, they became more quiet. And he said,

3 I am ¹a ^aJew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city and trained at the feet of ^bGamaliel, according to the ^cstrictness of the law of our fathers, being ^dzealous ^efor God, even as you all are today.

4 And I ^apersecuted this ¹Way unto death, binding and delivering to ^bprisons both men and women,

5 As also the ^ahigh priest and all the ¹assembly of the elders testify for me; from whom I also received ^bletters to the brothers and went to ^cDamascus to bring those also who were there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished.

6 And as I journeyed and ^adrew near to Damascus about midday, suddenly a great light flashed out of heaven around me;

7 And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting ¹Me?

8 And I answered, Who are You, ¹Lord? And He said to me, I am Jesus the ^aNazarene, whom you persecute.

9 And those who were with me beheld the light, but did not ¹hear the voice of the One who was speaking to me.

10 And I said, ^aWhat shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Rise up and go into Damascus, and there it ¹will be told to you concerning all the things which have been appointed to you to do.

11 And as I could ¹not see because of the glory of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and came into Damascus.

12 And a certain ^1aAnanias, a devout man according to the law, ^bwell attested to by all the Jews dwelling there,

13 Came to me, and standing by, said to me, Brother Saul, ^1areceive your sight! And in that very hour I looked up at him.

14 And he said, The ^aGod of our fathers has previously ^bappointed you to know His ^cwill and to see the ^drighteous One and to hear the voice from His mouth;

Acts 21:15 — Acts 21:30

15 And after these days we gathered our baggage and went up to ^aJerusalem.

16 And some of the disciples from ^aCaesarea also went with us, bringing us to a certain Mnason of ^bCyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to ¹lodge.

17 And when we had ¹come to ^aJerusalem, the ^bbrothers ^cwelcomed us gladly.

18 And on the following day Paul went in with us to ^1aJames, and all the ^belders were present.

19 And having greeted them, he ^arelated one by one the things which God did among the Gentiles through his ^bministry.

20 And when they heard it, they ^aglorified God and said to him, You observe, brother, how many ¹thousands there are among the Jews who have believed; and all are ^2bzealous for the ^claw.

21 And they have been informed concerning you that you are ^ateaching all the Jews throughout the nations ¹apostasy from Moses, telling them ^bnot to circumcise their children, nor to walk according to the ^ccustoms.

22 What then is to be done? ¹They will certainly hear that you have come.

23 Therefore do this that we tell you: We have four men who have a ¹vow on themselves;

24 Take these and be ^1apurified with them, and pay their ²expenses that they may ³shave their heads. And all will know that there is nothing to the things that they have been informed of concerning you, but that you yourself also walk orderly, keeping the ^blaw.

25 But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we have already written, having decided that they should keep themselves from ^aidol sacrifices and blood and anything strangled and fornication.

26 Then Paul took the men and on the following day, ¹being purified with them, entered into the temple, giving notice of the ²completion of the days of the purification, until the ^aoffering was offered for each one of them.

27 And when the seven days were about to be concluded, the ^aJews from ^bAsia saw him in the temple and ^cthrew all the crowd into confusion; and they ^dlaid their hands on him,

28 Crying out, ¹Men of Israel, help! This is the man who ^ateaches all men everywhere ^bagainst the ²people and the law and ³this place; and further, he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has ^4cprofaned this ⁵holy place.

29 For they had previously seen ^aTrophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they supposed Paul had brought into the temple.

30 And the whole city was stirred, and the people ran together; and they ^alaid hold of Paul and ^bdragged him ^coutside the temple; and immediately the doors were shut.

Acts 20:35 — Acts 21:14|

35 In all things I have shown you by example that ^atoiling in this way we ought to support ¹the ^bweak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, ²It is more blessed to ^cgive than to receive.

36 And when he had said these things, he ^aknelt down with them all and prayed.

37 And there was considerable weeping by all; and ^afalling on Paul’s neck, they kissed him affectionately,

38 Especially pained over the word which he had spoken, that they would no longer behold his ^aface. And they ^bescorted him to the ship.

CHAPTER 21

1 And when we parted from them and set sail, we took a straight course and came to Cos, and on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

2 And having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went on board and set sail.

3 And when we sighted ^aCyprus and left it on the left, we sailed to ^bSyria and came down to Tyre; for there the ship was to unload its cargo.

4 And when we had sought out the disciples, we remained there seven days. These ¹told Paul through the ^aSpirit ^bnot to set foot in ^cJerusalem.

5 And when we completed the days, we went forth and went on our way, with all of them, including the women and children, ^aescorting us until we were outside the city. And when we had ^bknelt down on the beach and prayed,

6 We took leave of one another and went on board the ship; and they returned home.

7 And when we finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais; and we greeted the ^abrothers and remained with them one day.

8 And on the next day we went forth and came to ^aCaesarea; and entering into the ¹house of ^bPhilip the ^cevangelist, who was one of the ^dseven, we remained with him.

9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who ^aprophesied.

10 And while we remained there many days, a certain prophet named ^aAgabus came down from Judea.

11 And he came to us and took Paul’s ^abelt; and having bound his own feet and hands, he said, Thus ¹says the Holy Spirit, In this way will the Jews in Jerusalem ^bbind the man whose belt this is and ^cdeliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.

12 And when we heard these things, both ¹we and those in that place entreated him ^anot to ^bgo up to Jerusalem.

13 Then Paul answered, What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to ^adie in Jerusalem for the ^bname of the Lord Jesus.

14 And since he would not be persuaded, we became silent, saying, The ^awill of the Lord be done.

Acts 20:14 — Acts 20:34

14 And when he met us in Assos, we picked him up and came to Mitylene.

15 And sailing away from there, on the following day we arrived opposite Chios; and on the next day we put in at Samos. And on the day following we came to Miletus,

16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hurrying so that if possible he might be in ^aJerusalem on the ¹day of ^bPentecost.

17 And from Miletus he sent word to Ephesus and called for the ^aelders of the ^bchurch.

18 And when they came to him, he said to them, You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in ^aAsia, ^bhow I was with you all the time,

19 ^aServing the Lord as a slave with all ^bhumility and ^ctears and ^dtrials which came upon me by the ^eplots of the Jews;

20 How I did not ^awithhold any of those things that are profitable by not declaring them to you and by not teaching you publicly and from ^bhouse to house,

21 Solemnly ^atestifying both to Jews and to ^bGreeks ^crepentance unto God and ^dfaith ¹in our Lord ²Jesus.

22 And now, behold, I am going ¹bound in the ²spirit to ^aJerusalem, not knowing what will meet me ³there,

23 ¹Except that the Holy ^aSpirit solemnly testifies to me in city after city, saying that ^bbonds and ^cafflictions await me.

24 But I ¹consider my ^2alife of no account as if precious to myself, in order that I may finish my ^bcourse and the ^cministry which I have received from the Lord Jesus to solemnly ^dtestify of the ^egospel of the ^fgrace of God.

25 And now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I have gone about proclaiming the ^1akingdom, will see my ^bface ²no more.

26 Therefore I testify to you ¹on ^athis day that ²I am clean from the ^bblood of all men,

27 For I did not ^ashrink from declaring to you all the ^bcounsel of God.

28 ^aTake heed to yourselves and to all the ^1bflock, among whom the Holy ^2cSpirit has ^dplaced you as ^3eoverseers to ^4fshepherd the ^gchurch of God, which He ^hobtained through ⁵His own ⁱblood.

29 I know that after my departure fierce ^awolves will come in among you, not ¹sparing the flock.

30 And from among you yourselves men will rise up, speaking perverted things to ^1adraw away the disciples after them.

31 Therefore ^awatch, remembering that for ^bthree years, night and day, I did not cease admonishing each one with ^ctears.

32 And now I ^acommit you to ¹God and to the word of His ^2bgrace, which is able to ^cbuild you up and to give you the ^3dinheritance among all those who have been ^4esanctified.

33 I have ^acoveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.

34 You yourselves know that these ^1ahands have ministered to my needs and to those who are with me.