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Themes in Acts 22

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Themes in Acts 22

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Acts 22:1 (show verse)

"Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense I want to make to you."

Paul » His defense

Acts 22:2 (show verse)

And when they heard him speaking in the Hebrew language, they listened all the more quietly. So, he continued,

Hebrew » Used to denote the language (aramaic) of the jews
Paul » His defense

"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, in Cilicia, but raised [here] in this city [i.e., Jerusalem]. [I was] instructed by Gamaliel [i.e., a renowned Jewish rabbi of the time] according to the strictest methods of observing the law of our forefathers. [I was very] eager to serve God, just as all of you are here today.

Bigotry » Instances of » Of saul, in persecuting the Christians
Children » Instruction of
Children » Tutors and governors for
Children » Mode of giving public instruction to
Feet » Sitting at
Gamaliel » Celebrated » Teacher » Paul's teacher
Jews, the » National character of » Attachment to customs of the law
Knowledge » Withheld from man withheld » Called learning
Knowledge » Withheld from man » Learning, examples of men possessing
the Law of moses » Public instruction given to youth in
Paul » A zealous pharisee
Paul » Born in the city of tarsus
Paul » His defense
Paul » Educated at jerusalem in the school of gamaliel
Pharisees » Become disciples of jesus
Pharisees » Had disciples
Religion » Characteristics of » Legalism
School » Of gamaliel
Tarsus » Paul's birthplace
Zeal » Sometimes wrongly directed
FALSE » Religion characteristics of » Legalism

Acts 22:4 (show verse)

And I persecuted this 'Way' [even to the point of] putting people to death. [I had] both men and women bound [in chains] and locked up in prisons.

Bigotry » Instances of » Of saul, in persecuting the Christians
Martyrdom » Exemplified
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » Persecutes the Christians; present at, and gives consent to, the stoning of stephen
Paul » His defense
Persecution » Is sometimes unto death
Way » Figurative » Doctrines taught by Christ
Zeal » Sometimes wrongly directed

Acts 22:5 (show verse)

The head priest can also verify all this, and so can the body of [Jewish] elders. They furnished me with letters to our fellow-Jews in Damascus, to which I also traveled to bring people back here to Jerusalem, bound in chains to be punished.

Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Elders » Jewish
Jewish » Jewish
Leaders » Elders » Jewish
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » His defense
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Persecute the disciples
Religious » Elders » Jewish

Acts 22:6 (show verse)

"And then it suddenly happened, about noon, as I was traveling and got close to Damascus, that this brilliant light from the sky flashed all around me.

Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » His defense
Persecution » The world persecuting jesus Christ

Acts 22:7 (show verse)

I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » His defense
Persecution » The world persecuting jesus Christ

Acts 22:8 (show verse)

I answered, 'Who are you, sir?' And the voice answered me, 'I am Jesus from Nazareth, the One you are persecuting.'

Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » His defense
Persecution » The world persecuting jesus Christ

Acts 22:9 (show verse)

Those who accompanied me saw the light clearly, but did not hear [i.e., understand] the voice of the one speaking to me.

Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » His defense

Acts 22:10 (show verse)

Then I asked, 'What am I to do, Lord?' And the Lord replied to me, 'Get up, go into Damascus and there you will be told everything [I have] appointed for you to do.'

Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » His defense

Acts 22:11 (show verse)

And since I could not see [anything] because of the brilliance of the light, I had to be led by the hand of those with me into Damascus.

Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » His defense

Acts 22:12 (show verse)

"[Then] Ananias, a man who was devoted to [observing] the law of Moses and who had a good reputation among all the Jews who lived there,

Ananias » Of damascus
Ananias » A Christian » Damascus
Character » Of saints » Devout
Character of saints » Devout
Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Good » Influence » Name
Name » Good
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » His defense
Piety » Examples of piety » Ananias
Religion » Examples of piety » Ananias
True religion » Examples of piety » Ananias

Acts 22:13 (show verse)

came and stood beside me and said, 'Brother Saul, regain your sight.' And at that very moment I looked at him [fully able to see again].

Ananias » A Christian » Damascus
Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » His defense

Acts 22:14 (show verse)

And he said [to me], 'The God of our forefathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One [i.e., Jesus], and to hear His voice [speaking to you].

Ananias » A Christian » Damascus
Christ, character of » Just
Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Election » Of saints, is » Personal
Jesus Christ » History of » Appears to paul (on the road to damascus)
Jesus Christ » Justice of
Jesus Christ » Names of » Just man, just person, just one
Paul » Called to be an apostle
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » His defense
Witnessing to the truth » Encouraged

Acts 22:15 (show verse)

For you will be His witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.

Ananias » A Christian » Damascus
Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Paul » Called to be an apostle
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » His defense
Witnessing to the truth » Encouraged

Acts 22:16 (show verse)

So now, what are you waiting for? Get up and be immersed [into Christ], and have your sins washed away as you appeal to His name [i.e., to Christ's authority].'

Ananias » A Christian » Damascus
Baptism » Of believers, encouraged
Baptism » Remission of sins, signified by
Church » Sacraments of sacraments of, baptism » Baptism of believers, encouraged
Cleansing » Ps 51 » Spiritual encouraged
Damascus » Paul's experiences in
Paul » Called to be an apostle
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » His defense
Paul » Is immersed
Prayer » Described as » Calling upon the name of the lord
Purification of heart » Cleansing, spiritual » Encouraged
Sacraments » Of believers, encouraged
Spiritual » Cleansing » Spiritual encouraged

Acts 22:17 (show verse)

"And it happened that when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance [i.e., a semi-conscious vision-like state].

Paul » Called to be an apostle
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » Sent to the gentiles
Paul » His defense
Temple » Solomon's » Uses of the temple » For prayer and worship
Temple » Herod the great's temple » Paul's vision in
Trance » Of paul
Vision » Of balaam » In a trance
Vision » Of paul » In a trance

Acts 22:18 (show verse)

And I saw [and heard] the Lord saying to me, 'Hurry up, get out of Jerusalem quickly, because the people [here] will reject your testimony about me.'

Jesus Christ » History of » Appears to paul (on the road to damascus)
Paul » Called to be an apostle
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » Sent to the gentiles
Paul » His defense
Paul » The man of vision » The vision of warning
Temple » Herod the great's temple » Paul's vision in
Vision » Of balaam » In a trance
Vision » Of paul » In a trance
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To paul

Acts 22:19 (show verse)

And I replied, 'Lord, they know very well that I am [the one] who imprisoned and beat the believers [who assembled] in every synagogue,

Courts of justice » Sometimes held in synagogues
Paul » Called to be an apostle
Paul » His vision and conversion
Paul » Sent to the gentiles
Paul » His defense
Synagogue » Primarily an assembly of jews and God-fearers » Had powers » Of criminal courts
Synagogues » Offenders were often » Punished in
Temple » Herod the great's temple » Paul's vision in
Vision » Of balaam » In a trance
Vision » Of paul » In a trance

Acts 22:20 (show verse)

and when your witness Stephen was killed, I stood there, approving [of it] and [even] guarding the clothing of those who stoned him to death.'

Paul » Called to be an apostle
Paul » Sent to the gentiles
Paul » His defense
Stephen » Stoned
Temple » Herod the great's temple » Paul's vision in
Vision » Of balaam » In a trance
Vision » Of paul » In a trance

Acts 22:21 (show verse)

Then the Lord said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away from here to the Gentiles.' "

Apostles » Call of to special work
divine Call » Of the apostles » Call of to special work
Christ » Disciples of » Call of to special work
Disciples » Of Christ » Call of to special work
Leaders » Apostles » Call of to special work
Paul » Called to be an apostle
Paul » Sent to the gentiles
Paul » His defense
Religious » Apostles » Call of to special work
Temple » Herod the great's temple » Paul's vision in
Vision » Of balaam » In a trance
Vision » Of paul » In a trance

Acts 22:22 (show verse)

The people had listened to Paul speaking up to this point [i.e., until he said the word "Gentiles"], then they raised their voices and shouted, "Do away with such a person from the earth; it is not right for him to live."

Bigotry » Instances of » With regard to paul's preaching
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting paul
Jewish » Jealousy

Acts 22:23 (show verse)

And while the people shouted, waved around [torn] clothing and threw dust into the air,

Claudius lysius » A roman military officer
Fanaticism » The jews in their rage against paul
religious Intolerance » The jewish leaders » In persecuting paul
Rage » Anger, easily kindled into rage

Acts 22:24 (show verse)

the commander ordered Paul to be brought to headquarters and requested that he be interrogated by means of a flogging, in order to learn the reason why people were shouting against him.

Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Captains (rv margin, military tribunes) of
Claudius lysius » A roman military officer
Courts » Advocates » Prisoners mal-treated
Courts of justice » The accused » Sometimes examined by torture
Paul » Is confined in the fortress
Prisoners » Tortured to extort self-incriminating testimony
Punishment » Minor offenses » Punishable by » Scourging
Punishments » Scourging
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Person accused, examined by scourging
Scourging » Instances of » Of paul
Soldiers » Perform escort duty
The Nation » Punishment » Scourging

Acts 22:25 (show verse)

Just as they were tying him up [in preparation] for the flogging, Paul said to the officer nearby, "Is it lawful for you to whip a Roman [citizen] before he has been [legally] condemned?"

Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Captains (rv margin, military tribunes) of
Citizens » Rights of
Claudius lysius » A roman military officer
Courts of justice » Of the romans in judea » Never examined their own citizens by torture
Fetters » Good men bound with
Paul » Characteristics of » Courage
Paul » A roman citizen
Paul » Is confined in the fortress
Roman empire » The rights of citizens
The Roman empire » Allusions to citizenship of » Exempted from the degradation of scourging
Soldiers » Perform escort duty
Trial » The right of

Acts 22:26 (show verse)

When the officer heard this, he [immediately] went and told the commander, saying, "What are you going to do? For this man is a Roman citizen."

Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Centurions
Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Captains (rv margin, military tribunes) of
Citizens » Rights of
Claudius lysius » A roman military officer
Courts of justice » Of the romans in judea » Never examined their own citizens by torture
Paul » A roman citizen
Paul » Is confined in the fortress
Roman empire » The rights of citizens
Soldiers » Perform escort duty
Trial » The right of

Acts 22:27 (show verse)

Then the commander came and said to him, "Tell me, are you [really] a Roman citizen?" Paul said, "Yes."

Acts 22:28 (show verse)

The commander answered, "It cost me a large sum of money to obtain this [right of] citizenship." Paul replied, "But I am a Roman citizen by birth."

Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Captains (rv margin, military tribunes) of
Citizens » Rights of
Claudius lysius » A roman military officer
Courts of justice » Of the romans in judea » Never examined their own citizens by torture
Liberty » Political
Paul » A roman citizen
Paul » Is confined in the fortress
Roman empire » The rights of citizens
Roman empire » Citizenship in » By purchase
Roman empire » Citizenship in » By birth
The Roman empire » Allusions to citizenship of » Obtained by purchase
The Roman empire » Allusions to citizenship of » Obtained by birth
Soldiers » Perform escort duty
Trial » The right of

Acts 22:29 (show verse)

Then those who were about to interrogate Paul [with whips] immediately left him, and the commander also became fearful when he realized that he had chained a Roman citizen [illegally].

Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Captains (rv margin, military tribunes) of
Citizens » Rights of
Claudius lysius » A roman military officer
Courts of justice » The accused » Sometimes examined by torture
Courts of justice » Of the romans in judea » Never examined their own citizens by torture
Paul » Is confined in the fortress
Punishment » Minor offenses » Punishable by » Scourging
Roman empire » The rights of citizens
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Person accused, examined by scourging
Trial » The right of

Acts 22:30 (show verse)

But the next day the commander released Paul [from the chains] because he wanted to know what specific charges the Jews has against him. So, he ordered the leading priests and the entire [Jewish] Council to assemble, then brought Paul down and placed him in front of them.

Claudius lysius » A roman military officer
jewish Council » Over thirty years
Courts » supreme council
Paul » Is brought before the sanhedrin; his defense
Paul » Is confined in the fortress
Priest » Miscellaneous facts concerning » Paul brought before
Trial » The right of