Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Acts 22:22
And they heard him to this word — Till he began to speak of his mission to the Gentiles, and this too in such a manner as implied that the Jews were in danger of being cast off.
And they heard him to this word — Till he began to speak of his mission to the Gentiles, and this too in such a manner as implied that the Jews were in danger of being cast off.
Verse Acts 22:22. _THEY GAVE HIM AUDIENCE UNTO THIS WORD_] Namely, that God had sent him to the Gentiles: not that they refused to preach the _law_ to the Gentiles, and make them proselytes; for this...
AND THEY GAVE HIM AUDIENCE - They heard him patiently. UNTO THIS WORD - The word “Gentile.” AWAY WITH SUCH A FELLOW - Greek: “take such a man from the earth,” that is, “put him to death.” It is langu...
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...
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...
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...
THE DEFENCE OF EXPERIENCE (Acts 22:1-10)...
GAVE HIM AUDIENCE. were listening to him. As in Acts 22:7, the verb followed by the Genitive case shows that they followed what he was saying. WORD. Greek. _logos._ App-121. The thought of Gentiles o...
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 22. _unto this word_ It is probable that, though listening, they were not...
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...
ἌΧΡΙ ΤΟΎΤΟΥ ΤΟΥ͂ ΛΌΓΟΥ, _unto this word_, i.e. Gentiles. It is probable that here and there in the speech the Apostle may not have entirely pleased them. Their feelings however could not be restrained...
_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...
ΉΚΟΥΟΝ _impf. ind. act., см._ Acts 22:1, с _obj._ в _gen._ (_см._ Acts 22:7). _Impf._, "они продолжали слушать..." ΈΠΉΡΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΠΑΊΡΩ (G1869) подбирать, ΛΈΓΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_...
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...
22-24. When he reached this point in his discourse, he appeared to the mob about to _vindicate_ the course which they condemned as criminal, instead of _apologizing_ for it, and their rage was renewed...
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. AND THEY GAVE HIM AUDIENCE UNTO TH...
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...
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...
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...
AWAY WITH SUCH A FELLOW FROM THE EARTH. — The scene was ominously like that in which St. Stephen’s speech ended. Immediate execution without the formality of a trial — an eager craving for the blood o...
ἐπῆραν τὴν φ., see on Acts 2:14. αἶρε, _cf._ Acts 21:36, emphasised here, by ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς; present tense, a continuous cry. καθῆκον : only used by St. Paul elsewhere in N.T., _cf._ Romans 1:28. The imp...
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...
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...
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...
(2) 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. (2) Resolute and stubborn...
This word. That is, until he told them that God had sent him to preach to the Gentiles, whom they could not bear to hear preferred before themselves. Not that the Jews forbad preaching to the Gentiles...
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...
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...
− 22._Away with such a fellow. _Luke showeth here how outrageously Paul’s sermon was interrupted. For they do not only oppress him with their crying, but they desire to have him put to death; where it...
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...
AND THEY GAVE HIM AUDIENCE UNTO THIS WORD..... The Ethiopic version reads, "and I heard him so speaking unto me"; as if it was to be understood of the apostle hearing Christ speaking to him concerning...
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. Ver. 22. _And they gave him au...
_And they gave him audience_ Heard him with quietness and attention; _unto this word_ Till he began to speak of his mission to the Gentiles, and this in such a manner as implied that the Jews were in...
UNTO THIS WORD; that God would send him to the Gentiles. That the Gentiles should be admitted to equal privileges with the Jews in the Messiah's kingdom, was that doctrine which above all others gave...
PAUL AND THE CHIEF CAPTAIN. Paul asserts his citizenship:...
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....
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...
AND THEY LISTENED TO HIM UNTIL THIS WORD, AND _THEN_ THEY RAISED THEIR VOICES AND SAID, " AWAY WITH SUCH A _FELLOW_ FROM THE EARTH, FOR HE IS NOT FIT TO LIVE! " 1. Breaking point - is the point at wh...
"They listened to him up to this statement, and then they raised their voices and said, 'Away with such. fellow from the earth for he should not be allowed to live!'" Sadly, these Jews did not even li...
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...
_They gave him audience unto this word; _ they had heard all the rest of St. Paul's discourse without any gainsaying, either thinking it did not much concern them whether it were true or false, or els...
22-24. When he reached this point in his discourse, he appeared to the mob about to _vindicate_ the course which they condemned as criminal, instead of _apologizing_ for it, and their rage was renewed...
Acts 22:22 And G1161 listened G191 (G5707) him G846 until G891 this G5127 word G3056 and G2532 raised...
‘And they gave him a hearing up to this word, and they lifted up their voice, and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for it is not fit that he should live.” ' Up to this point they had giv...
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. Literally, ‘they contin...
THEY GAVE HIM AUDIENCE (ηκουον). Imperfect active, they kept on listening, at least with respectful attention.UNTO THIS WORD (αχρ τουτου του λογου). But "this word" was like a spark in a powder m...
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...
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...
UNTIL HE SAID THIS. As the Jews were crushed by foreign powers and occupation troops, they took comfort in the thought that when the Messiah came, the Gentile would be struck down and the Jew would st...
_And they gave audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices._ THE POINT OF SECESSION Paul was listened to attentively until he came to the word “Gentiles.” How some words madden men! We a...
_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....
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...
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...
Acts 21:36; Acts 25:24; Acts 7:54; John 19:15; Luke 23:18...
They gave him audience [η κ ο υ ο ν]. The imperfect. Up to this word they were listening. Lifted up their voice, etc. "Then began one of the most odious and despicable spectacles which the world can w...
Observe here, 1. With what patience the Jews heard the apostle's discourse until he made mention to preach to them. Upon which they brake forth into fury and passion, and expressed their fury by throw...