Acts 22:1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. MC VC

Acts 22:2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) MC VC

Acts 22:3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. MC VC

Acts 22:4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. MC VC

Acts 22:5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished. MC VC

Acts 22:6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. MC VC

Acts 22:7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? MC VC

Acts 22:8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. MC VC

Acts 22:9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. MC VC

Acts 22:10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 5 I MC VC

Acts 22:11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. MC VC

Acts 22:12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, MC VC

Acts 22:13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. MC VC

Acts 22:14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. MC VC

Acts 22:15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. MC VC

Acts 22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. MC VC

Acts 22:17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; MC VC

Acts 22:18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. MC VC

Acts 22:19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: MC VC

Acts 22:20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. MC VC

Acts 22:21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. MC VC

Acts 22:22 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. MC VC

Acts 22:23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, MC VC

Acts 22:24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. MC VC

Acts 22:25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? MC VC

Acts 22:26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. MC VC

Acts 22:27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. MC VC

Acts 22:28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. MC VC

Acts 22:29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. MC VC

Acts 22:30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them. MC VC

Acts 23:1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. MC VC

Acts 23:2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth. MC VC

Acts 23:3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law? MC VC

Acts 23:4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest? MC VC

Acts 23:5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people. MC VC

Acts 23:6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. MC VC

Acts 24:10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself: MC VC

Acts 24:11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship. MC VC

Acts 24:12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: MC VC

Acts 24:13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. MC VC

Acts 24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: MC VC

Acts 24:15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. MC VC

Acts 24:16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men. 2 I MC VC

Acts 24:17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings. MC VC

Acts 24:18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult. MC VC

Acts 24:19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me. MC VC

Acts 24:20 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council, MC VC

Acts 24:21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day. MC VC

Acts 26:1 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: MC VC

Acts 26:2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews: MC VC

Acts 26:3 Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. MC VC

Acts 26:4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; MC VC

Acts 26:5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. MC VC

Acts 26:6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God, unto our fathers: MC VC

Acts 26:7 Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. MC VC

Acts 26:8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead? MC VC

Acts 26:9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. MC VC

Acts 26:10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. MC VC

Acts 26:11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. MC VC

Acts 26:12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, MC VC

Acts 26:13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. MC VC

Acts 26:14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. MC VC

Acts 26:15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. 6 I MC VC

Acts 26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; MC VC

Acts 26:17 Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, MC VC

Acts 26:18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. 2 I MC VC

Acts 26:19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision: MC VC

Acts 26:20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance. MC VC

Acts 26:21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. MC VC

Acts 26:22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: MC VC

Acts 26:23 That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. 2 I MC VC