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1
"Brethren
and fathers,
hear
my defense
which I now
offer to you."
2
And when they heard
that he was addressing
them in the Hebrew
dialect,
they became
even more
quiet;
and he said,
3
"I am
a Jew,
born
in Tarsus
of Cilicia,
but brought
up in this
city,
educated
under
Gamaliel,
strictly
according
to the law
of our fathers,
being
zealous
for God
just
as you all
are today.
4
"I persecuted
this
Way
to the death,
binding
and putting
both
men
and wo
men
into prisons,
5
as also
the high priest
and all
the Council of the elders
can testify.
From them I also
received
letters
to the brethren,
and started
off for Damascus
in order to bring
even
those
who were there
to Jerusalem
as prisoners
to be punished.
6
"But it happened
that as I was on my way,
approaching
Damascus
about
noonti
me,
a very bright
light
suddenly
flashed
from heaven
all around
me,
7
and I fell
to the ground
and heard
a voice
saying
to me, '
Saul,
Saul,
why
are you persecuting
Me?'
8
"And I answered,
'Who
are You, Lord?'
And He said
to me, 'I am
Jesus
the Nazarene,
whom
you are persecuting.'
9
"And those
who
were with me saw
the light,
to be sure,
but did not understand
the voice
of the One
who
was speaking
to me.
10
"And I
said
,
'
What
shall I do,
Lord?'
And the Lord
said
to me, 'Get
up and go
on into Damascus,
and there
you will be told
of all
that has been appointed
for you to do.'
11
"But since
I could not see
because
of the brightness
of that light,
I was led by the hand
by those
who were with me and came
into Damascus.
12
"A certain
Ananias,
a man
who was devout
by the standard
of the Law,
and well spoken
of by all
the Jews
who lived
there,
13
came
to me, and standing near
said
to me, 'Brother
Saul,
receive
your sight!'
And at that very
time
I looked
up at him.
14
"And he said,
'
The God
of our fathers
has appointed
you to know
His will
and to see
the Righteous One
and to hear
an utterance
from His mouth.
15
'
For you will be a witness
for Him to all
men
of what
you have seen
and heard.
16
'
Now
why
do you delay?
Get
up and be baptized,
and wash away
your sins,
calling
on His name.'
17
"It happened
when I returned
to Jerusalem
and was praying
in the temple,
that I fell
into a trance,
18
and I saw
Him saying
to me, 'Make haste,
and get
out of Jerusalem
quickly,
because
they will not accept
your testimony
about
Me.'
19
"And I said,
'Lord,
they themselves
understand
that in one synagogue
after another
I used to imprison
and beat
those
who believed
in You.
20
'
And when
the blood
of Your witness
Stephen
was being shed,
I also
was standing
by approving,
and watching
out for the coats
of those
who were slaying
him.'
21
"And He said
to me, 'Go!
For I will send
you far
away
to the Gentiles.'"
22
They listened
to him up to this
statement,
and then they raised
their voices
and said,
"Away
with such a fellow
from the earth,
for he should not be allowed
to live!"
23
And as they were crying
out and throwing off
their cloaks
and tossing
dust
into the air,
24
the commander
ordered
him to be brought
into the barracks,
stating
that he should be examined
by scourging
so
that he might find
out the rea
so
n
why
they were shouting
against him that way.
25
But when
they stretched
him out with thongs,
Paul
said
to the centurion
who was standing
by, "Is it lawful
for you to scourge
a man
who is a Roman
and uncondemned?"
26
When the centurion
heard
this, he went
to the com
man
der
and told
him, saying,
"What
are you about
to do?
For this
man
is a Ro
man
."
27
The commander
came
and said to him, "Tell
me, are you a Roman?"
And he said,
"Yes."
28
The commander
answered,
"I acquired
this
citizenship
with a large
sum of money."
And Paul
said,
"But I was actually
born
a citizen."
29
Therefore
those
who were about
to examine
him immediately
let go
of him; and the commander
also
was afraid
when he found
out that he was a Roman,
and because
he had put him in chains.
30
But on the next day,
wishing
to know
for certain
why
he had been accused
by the Jews,
he released
him and ordered
the chief priests
and all
the Council
to assemble,
and brought
Paul
down
and set
him before
them.
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