{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/acts/22","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-27T00:30:42.675Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Acts","bookSlug":"acts","chapter":22,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":21,"nextChapter":23,"totalChapters":28,"totalVerses":30},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence <i>which I make</i> now unto you."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)"},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"I am verily a man <i>which am</i> a Jew, born in Tarsus, <i>a city</i> in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, <i>and</i> taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt <i>there</i>,"},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord."},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"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;"},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me."},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:"},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles."},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And they gave him audience unto this word, and <i>then</i> lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a <i>fellow</i> from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live."},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And as they cried out, and cast off <i>their</i> clothes, and threw dust into the air,"},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"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?"},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"When the centurion heard <i>that</i>, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman."},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea."},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was <i>free</i> born."},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"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."},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from <i>his</i> bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them."}],"citation":{"inline":"Acts 22 (KJV)","markdown":"[Acts 22](https://primebible.com/kjv/acts/22)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/acts/22 (accessed 2026-05-27)."}}