King James Bible

Book	Chapter	Verse
The Acts	21	(40) And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
The Acts	22	(1) MEN, BRETHREN, and fathers, hear ye my defence which make now unto you
The Acts	22	(2) (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith),
The 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.
The Acts	22	(4) And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
The 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,
The 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.
The Acts	22	(7) And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
The Acts	22	(8) And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
The Acts	22	(12) And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
The 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.
The 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.
The Acts	22	(15) For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
The Acts	22	(16) And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
The 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;
The 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.
The Acts	22	(19) And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

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(40) And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

The Acts

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(1) MEN, BRETHREN, and fathers, hear ye my defence which make now unto you

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

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(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.

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(4) And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

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(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,

The Acts

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(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.

The Acts

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(7) And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

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(8) And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

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(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.

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(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.

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(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.

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(12) And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

The Acts

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(13) Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

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(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.

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(15) For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.

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(16) And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

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(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;

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(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.

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(19) And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: