emtv - Acts:21:27-22:29

emtv@Acts:21:27 @ Now when the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the temple, were stirring up all the crowd and put their hands on him,

emtv@Acts:21:28 @ crying out, "Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who is teaching all [people] everywhere against the people and the Law and this place; and furthermore he has brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place."

emtv@Acts:21:29 @ For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.

emtv@Acts:21:30 @ And all the city was aroused; and there was a mob forming among the people, and taking hold of Paul they were dragging him outside the temple; and immediately the doors were shut.

emtv@Acts:21:31 @ And seeking to kill him, a report went up to the commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem had been stirred up,

emtv@Acts:21:32 @ who immediately having taken along soldiers and centurions, ran down among them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

emtv@Acts:21:33 @ And the commander, approaching, took hold of him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; and he was inquiring who he might be and what he had done.

emtv@Acts:21:34 @ But others among the crowd were crying out one thing and some another; and because he was unable to ascertain the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

emtv@Acts:21:35 @ But when he arrived at the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd.

emtv@Acts:21:36 @ For the multitude of the people was following, calling out, "take him away!"

emtv@Acts:21:37 @ Then as Paul was about to be led into the barracks, he said to the commander, "Is it permitted from me to speak to you?"And he said, "Do you know Greek?

emtv@Acts:21:38 @ Are you not then the Egyptian who rose up before these days, and led forth the four thousand men of the assassins into the wilderness?"

emtv@Acts:21:39 @ But Paul said, "I am a Jew from Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city; and I request of you, permit me to speak to the people."

emtv@Acts:21:40 @ And permitting him, Paul stood on the stairs and motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great silence, he addressed them in the Hebrew language, saying,

emtv@Acts:22:1 @ "Men, brothers and fathers, hear my defense to you now."

emtv@Acts:22:2 @ And hearing that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they granted [him ]more silence. And he said:

emtv@Acts:22:3 @ "I am indeed a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but having been brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been educated according to the exactness of the law of our forefathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.

emtv@Acts:22:4 @ I, who persecuted this Way to death, binding and handing over to prisons both men and women,

emtv@Acts:22:5 @ as also the high priest testifies of me, along with the council of the elders, from whom I also received letters to the brothers, and went to Damascus in order to bring those who were there, having been bound, to Jerusalem, that they might be punished.

emtv@Acts:22:6 @ Now it happened, as I was going and approaching Damascus, about midday, suddenly from heaven a great light shone about me.

emtv@Acts:22:7 @ And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'

emtv@Acts:22:8 @ "So I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.'

emtv@Acts:22:9 @ "And those who were with me observed the light and became terrified, but they did not hear the voice of the [One] speaking to me.

emtv@Acts:22:10 @ So I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus, and it will be told to you about all the[ ]things which it has been appointed for you to do.'

emtv@Acts:22:11 @ "And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, being led by the hand by those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

emtv@Acts:22:12 @ And Ananias, a certain devout man according to the law, being testified of by all the Jews dwelling in Damascus,

emtv@Acts:22:13 @ came to me and he stood and said to me, 'Brother Saul, see again.' And I, in that very hour, looked up at him.

emtv@Acts:22:14 @ And he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and hear the voice from His mouth.

emtv@Acts:22:15 @ For you shall be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.

emtv@Acts:22:16 @ And now, what are you going to do? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'

emtv@Acts:22:17 @ "And it happened to me, having returned to Jerusalem and praying in the temple, that I came to be in a trance,

emtv@Acts:22:18 @ and saw Him saying to me, 'Hurry and go out quickly from Jerusalem, for they will not receive your witness about Me.'

emtv@Acts:22:19 @ "And I said, 'Lord, they know that in every synagogue I was imprisoning and beating those believing on You.

emtv@Acts:22:20 @ And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing by consenting to his murder, and guarding the clothes of those murdering him.'

emtv@Acts:22:21 @ "Then He said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.' "

emtv@Acts:22:22 @ Now they were listening to him until this statement, and they lifted their voice saying, "Take away such a [man] from the earth, for it is not fitting [for] him to live!"

emtv@Acts:22:23 @ And as they were crying out and throwing off their clothes, and throwing dust in the air,

emtv@Acts:22:24 @ the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said for him that he should be given a hearing with scourging, so that he might learn why they were crying thus against him.

emtv@Acts:22:25 @ But as they were stretching him out with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing there, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?"

emtv@Acts:22:26 @ And the centurion, hearing this, going to the commander he reported, saying, "Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman."

emtv@Acts:22:27 @ Then the commander came and said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?"He said, "Yes."

emtv@Acts:22:28 @ And the commander answered, "I acquired this citizenship with much money."And Paul said, "But I was born [a citizen]."

emtv@Acts:22:29 @ Then immediately those who were about to interrogate him withdrew from him; and even the commander was afraid, having learned he was a Roman, and that he had bound him.