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CHAPTER 22
_ 1. The Address of the Apostle (Acts 22:1)._
2. The Answer from the Mob, and Paul's Appeal to His Roman citizenship
(Acts 22:22).
What a scene it was! On the stairs, midway between the t...
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AFTER THE SPEECH, IN THE BARRACKS. Like Stephen, Paul is interrupted,
and threatened with stoning. The throwing dust into the air is
probably to be understood as an expression of blind fury (_cf._
2Ma...
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Up to this statement they listened to him, and then they cried,
"Destroy such a fellow from the earth, for it is not proper for him to
live." While they were shouting and waving their garments and thr...
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THE DEFENCE OF EXPERIENCE (Acts 22:1-10)...
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FURY OF THE JEWS. THE CHIEF CAPTAIN ORDERS PAUL TO BE SCOURGED, BUT ON
HEARING THAT HE IS A ROMAN, RECALLS THE ORDER IN ALARM...
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_PAUL'S ROMAN CITIZENSHIP HELPED HIM ACTS 22:22-30:_ The crowd
listened to Paul until he said the word "Gentile." Then they said,
"Get rid of this man! He doesn't deserve to live." Like madmen these
p...
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ΠΡΟΣΕΛΘΏΝ _aor. act. part._ (сопутств.), _см._ Acts
22:26.
ΛΈΓΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ, _см._ Acts 22:18. О
_praes. imper. см._ VANT, 351.
ΣΎ (G4771) ты, эмфатическое по положению,
выражает уд...
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d.
The response of the mob. Paul imprisoned. Acts 22:22-30.
Acts 22:22
And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their
voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: f...
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See notes on verse 25...
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Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a
Roman? He said, Yea.
Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a
Roman? - showing that his being of Ta...
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21 Here we have the cause of Israel's apostasy laid bare. They were to
be a channel of blessing to the other nations, but, instead, they kept
all Jehovah's gifts to themselves and refused to share the...
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CHIEF CAPTAIN] i.e. tribune....
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ST. PAUL'S DEFENCE
1-21. St Paul's Speech to the People. St. Paul was accused of (1)
hostility to the Jews, (2) contempt for the Jewish Law, and (3) the
desecration of the Temple. He answers all these...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 22
PAUL SPEAKS TO THE CROWD, 22:1-21
V1 ‘Brothers and fathers, listen to me! I will explain what
happened.’
V2 The crowd became even quieter. T...
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ART THOU A ROMAN? — The pronoun is emphatic: “_Thou,_ the Jew
speaking both Greek and Hebrew, art _thou_ a citizen of Rome?” The
combination of so many more or less discordant elements was so
exceptio...
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SAVED FOR FURTHER SERVICE
Acts 22:17
To the story of his conversion, as given in Acts 9:1, the Apostle here
adds a detailed account of that memorable interview in the Temple,
when he questioned the a...
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Paul's defense as here recorded is a rare and perfect example of
Christian argument. He was defending his devotion to work among the
Gentiles. In that defense the last word he was permitted to utter w...
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The Reaction to Paul's Defense
So great was the Jews' hatred of the Gentiles that the very mention of
them enraged the audience and moved them to call for Paul's death.
They began to throw their garme...
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LYSIAS PROCEEDS TO HAVE HIM COWHIDED
24-30. The uproarious clamor and the awful fury of the Jews impress
Lysias that Paul is guilty of some terrible crime, about which he has
hitherto been unable to s...
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And the kiliarch, coming said to him, _“Tell me, art thou a
Roman?”_
And he said, _“Yea.”_...
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And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their
voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is
not fit that he should live. (23) And as they cried out, and cas...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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He departs therefore to Jerusalem; and when there, he goes to the
house of James, and all the elders assemble. Paul relates to them the
work of God among the Gentiles. They turn to their Judaism, of w...
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THEN THE CHIEF CAPTAIN CAME, AND SAID UNTO HIM,.... To Paul:
TELL ME, ART THOU A ROMAN? he had told him before that he was a Jew of
Tarsus, and which was true, and had said nothing of his being a Rom...
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Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a
Roman? He said, Yea.
Ver. 27. _He said, Yea_] And withal he made it out (likely) by
sufficient proof to be so; he produced some con...
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_And as they_ The soldiers ordered by the tribune; were binding _him
with thongs_ In order to their scourging him; _Paul said unto the
centurion that stood by_ To see the tribune's orders executed; _I...
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THEN THE CHIEF CAPTAIN CAME AND SAID UNTO HIM, TELL ME, ART THOU A
ROMAN? HE SAID, YEA....
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PAUL AND THE CHIEF CAPTAIN.
Paul asserts his citizenship:...
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The crowd having been quietened, Paul speaks with fullest respect for
those he addresses, and doing so in the Hebrew language, he attracts
more serious attention. He has been practically convicted by...
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THEN THE COMMANDER CAME AND SAID TO HIM, " TELL ME, ARE YOU A ROMAN? "
HE SAID, " YES. "
1. The commander wants to confirm what he has been told.
2. Paul affirms that he is a Roman citizen....
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Acts 22:27-28 "I acquired this citizenship with. large sum of money"
"Citizenship tended to be either by right (for those of high status or
office) or by reward (for those who had served the Empire we...
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22-30 The Jews listened to Paul's account of his conversion, but the
mention of his being sent to the Gentiles, was so contrary to all
their national prejudices, that they would hear no more. Their f...
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It is very reasonable that a good man should make use of such lawful
privileges as the place in which he lives doth afford, and in his
condition may be allowed. And it is part of that wisdom our Savio...
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Acts 22:27 Then G1161 commander G5506 came G4334 (G5631) said G2036
(G5627) him G846 Tell G3004 ...
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‘And the chief captain came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a
Roman?” And he said, “Yes.” And the chief captain answered,
“With a great sum obtained I this citizenship.” And Paul said,
“But I am a...
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Acts 22:27. ART THOU A ROMAN? The haughty officer, proud of his
nationality, could scarcely believe that the poor accused and probably
insignificant-looking Jew before him was a citizen of Rome. The
p...
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CONTENTS: Paul's defense before the multitude. Recounts his
conversion.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Ananias, chief captain.
CONCLUSION: God's servants who are set upon with rage and fury because
o...
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Acts 22:1. _Men, brethren, and fathers;_ that is, men of mixed nations
assembled at the feast. The persecutors had said, men of Israel, help.
_Brethren,_ religious persons of the stock of Israel. _Fat...
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AND TOLD THEM TO WHIP HIM. Whether the Roman commander had understood
a word Paul had said to the people (since it was in Hebrew), he could
see from their actions that they considered him a dangerous...
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_The chief captain commanded him to be brought to the castle._
THE JEWS, THE BOMAN, AND THE CHRISTIAN
I. The Jews in their conduct, which necessitated the interference of
the chief captain, illustra...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 22:22. AWAY WITH SUCH a fellow FROM THE EARTH.—As in Acts
21:36. IT IS NOT FIT. Better, _it was not fit_ THAT HE SHOULD
LIVE.—Meaning that he had long ago forfeited his life....
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 22:1
_Brethren _for _men, brethren, _A.V. (Acts 7:2, note); the for my,
A.V.; _now make _for _make now, _A.V. THE DEFENSE;
ἀπολογία This is the technical word in classical Greek for...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the twenty-second chapter of Acts.
Pick up on Paul where we left him last week in that very dramatic
moment. Paul in spite of repeated warnings from the Holy Spirit...