ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 22:3 BROUGHT UP IN THIS CITY most likely means that Paul’s parents moved to Jerusalem when he was very young (see Acts 23:16). It could also mean that Paul came to Jerusalem as a young man for his rabbinic training under GAMALIEL. (On Gamaliel, see note on 5:34.) ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images... [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 22:4 On Paul’s persecution of the Christians, see Acts 8:3 and Acts 9:1. THIS WAY. See note on 9:1–2. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 22:12 For his Jewish hearers, Paul stressed the faithfulness of ANANIAS. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 22:16 BE BAPTIZED AND WASH AWAY YOUR SINS. Baptism is an outward symbol of the cleansing from sin that occurs when someone trusts in Jesus (see 1 Peter 3:21). Faith in Christ leads to cleansing, and baptism is a picture of this. As Hebrews 10:19 shows, the believer’s sins are “wash... [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 22:17 IN THE TEMPLE, I FELL INTO A TRANCE. This must have happened during Paul’s visit to Jerusalem after his conversion (Acts 9:26). For the Jewish audience, it placed Paul’s experience “on holy ground,” in the temple, much like Isaiah’s call (Isaiah 6:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = docu... [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 22:18 HIM. That is, the Lord Jesus (see v. Acts 22:19). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 22:25 Roman law forbade beating a ROMAN CITIZEN without a hearing or a formal sentence (UNCONDEMNED). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 22:28 I BOUGHT THIS CITIZENSHIP. Persons who were not born Roman citizens but became citizens later usually took the name of their sponsor. That the tribune’s name was Claudius Lysias (Acts 23:26) may indicate he purchased his citizenship through the sponsorship of the emperor Clau... [ Continue Reading ]
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 22:30 UNBOUND HIM. Since v. Acts 22:29 implies Paul was already unbound, the tribune’s unbinding him here may mean he took him out of confinement. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]