Acts 22

Question 1

Acts 22:1

Answer 1

“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense.”

Question 2

Acts 22:2

Answer 2

When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said:

Question 3

Acts 22:3

Answer 3

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city. Under Gamaliel I was thoroughly trained in the law of our fathers and was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.

Question 4

Acts 22:4

Answer 4

I persecuted the followers of this Way to their death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison,

Question 5

Acts 22:5

Answer 5

as also the high priest and all the Council can testify. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and went there to bring these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.

Question 6

Acts 22:6

Answer 6

“About noon as I came near Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.

Question 7

Acts 22:7

Answer 7

I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’

Question 8

Acts 22:8

Answer 8

” ‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. “ ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied.

Question 9

Acts 22:9

Answer 9

My companions saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who was speaking to me.

Question 10

Acts 22:10

Answer 10

“‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked. “‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’

Question 11

Acts 22:11

Answer 11

My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me.

Question 12

Acts 22:12

Answer 12

“A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.

Question 13

Acts 22:13

Answer 13

He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.

Question 14

Acts 22:14

Answer 14

“Then he said: ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth.

Question 15

Acts 22:15

Answer 15

You will be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.

Question 16

Acts 22:16

Answer 16

And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’

Question 17

Acts 22:17

Answer 17

“When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance

Question 18

Acts 22:18

Answer 18

and saw the Lord speaking. ‘Quick!’ he said to me. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’

Question 19

Acts 22:19

Answer 19

” ‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these men know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison and beat those who believe in you.

Question 20

Acts 22:20

Answer 20

And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’

Question 21

Acts 22:21

Answer 21

“Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ “

Question 22

Acts 22:22

Answer 22

The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He’s not fit to live!”

Question 23

Acts 22:23

Answer 23

As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,

Question 24

Acts 22:24

Answer 24

the commander ordered Paul to be taken into the barracks. He directed that he be flogged and questioned in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this.

Question 25

Acts 22:25

Answer 25

As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?”

Question 26

Acts 22:26

Answer 26

When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

Question 27

Acts 22:27

Answer 27

The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes, I am,” he answered.

Question 28

Acts 22:28

Answer 28

Then the commander said, “I had to pay a big price for my citizenship.” “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

Question 29

Acts 22:29

Answer 29

Those who were about to question him withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen, in chains.

Question 30

Acts 22:30

Answer 30

The next day, since the commander wanted to find out exactly why Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul and had him stand before them.