Acts 21:39

Paul Permitted To Address The Crowd

³⁸ "Do you know Greek?" said the tribune; "Are you not, then, the Egyptian who in days gone by stirred up to sedition, and let into the wilderness the four thousand cutthroats?" ³⁹ "I am a Jew," answered Paul, "a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city. And I pray you, give me permission to speak to the people." ⁴⁰ So when he had given leave, Paul stood on the stairs, beckoning with his hands to the people. There came a great hush, and he spoke to them as follows, in Hebrew.

Important City

Cilicia

Jew

No

Paul

Tarsus

Acts 9:11

And the Lord said to him. "Arise, go into the street named 'Straight,' and make inquiries in the house of Judas for a man of Tarsus, one Saul.

Acts 22:3

"I am a Jew," he said, "born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strict manner of the Law of our forefathers, ardent for God, even as you all are this day.

Acts 6:9

But certain men from the so-called "Synagogue of the Freedmen" and certain Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, Cilicians, and men from Roman Asia, started to dispute with Stephen,

Acts 9:30

When they learned this the brothers took him down to Caesarea, and then sent him forth to Tarsus.

Acts 15:23

They took with them the following letter. "The apostles and older brothers send greeting to the Gentile Brotherhood throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia;

Acts 15:41

He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.

Acts 16:37

But Paul said: "They have flogged us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Roman citizens; and have thrown us into prison. Are they now going to get rid of us secretly? No, indeed! Let them come here, themselves and take us out."

Acts 21:37

Just as he was about to be taken into the barracks, Paul said to the tribune, "May I speak to you?"

Acts 22:25-29

But when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing near, "If a man is a Roman citizen, and uncondemned, is it lawful for you to scourge him?"

Acts 23:27

"This man Paul had been seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon them with the troops, and rescued him, as I had learned that he was a Roman citizen.

Acts 23:34

After reading the letter, he asked to what province he belonged, and when he understood that he was of Cilicia, he said,

1 Peter 3:15

But consecrate Christ in your hearts, as Lord. Be always in readiness to make and answer to any one who asks you a reason for the hope that is within you, yet with gentleness and reverence.

1 Peter 4:15-16

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as a spy upon other people's business.