Acts - douay rheims

Chapter 22

¹ MEN, brethren, and fathers, hear ye the account which I now give unto you.
² (And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.)
³ And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day:
⁴ Who persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
⁵ As the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the ancients: from whom also receiving letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus, that I might bring them bound from thence to Jerusalem to be punished.
⁶ And it came to pass, as I was going, and drawing nigh to Damascus at midday, that suddenly from heaven there shone round about me a great light:
⁷ And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
⁸ And I answered: Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
⁹ And they that were with me, saw indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spoke with me.
¹⁰ And I said: What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me: Arise, and go to Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things that thou must do.
¹¹ And whereas I did not see for the brightness of that light, being led by the hand by my companions, I came to Damascus.
¹² And one Ananias, a man according to the law, having testimony of all the Jews who dwelt there,
¹³ Coming to me, and standing by me, said to me: Brother Saul, look up. And I the same hour looked upon him.
¹⁴ But he said: The God of our fathers hath preordained thee that thou shouldst know his will, and see the Just One, and shouldst hear the voice from his mouth.
¹⁵ For thou shalt be his witness to all men, of those things which thou hast seen and heard.
¹⁶ And now why tarriest thou? Rise up, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.
¹⁷ And it came to pass, when I was come again to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance,
¹⁸ And saw him saying unto me: Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
¹⁹ And I said: Lord, they know that I cast into prison, and beat in every synagogue, them that believed in thee.
²⁰ And when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I stood by and consented, and kept the garments of them that killed him.
²¹ And he said to me: Go, for unto the Gentiles afar off, will I send thee.
²² And they heard him until this word, and then lifted up their voice, saying: Away with such an one from the earth; for it is not fit that he should live.
²³ And as they cried out and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,
²⁴ The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and that he should be scourged and tortured: to know for what cause they did so cry out against him.
²⁵ And when they had bound him with thongs, Paul saith to the centurion that stood by him: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
²⁶ Which the centurion hearing, went to the tribune, and told him, saying: What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.
²⁷ And the tribune coming, said to him: Tell me, art thou a Roman? But he said: Yea.
²⁸ And the tribune answered: I obtained the being free of this city with a great sum. And Paul said: But I was born so.
²⁹ Immediately therefore they departed from him that were about to torture him. The tribune also was afraid after he understood that he was a Roman citizen, and because he had bound him.
³⁰ But on the next day, meaning to know more diligently for what cause he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the priests to come together, and all the council: and bringing forth Paul, he set him before them.

Acts - webster

Chapter 22

¹ Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now to you.
² (And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
³ I am verily a man who 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, being zealous towards God, as ye all are this day.
⁴ And I persecuted this way even to death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
⁵ As also the high priest doth bear me testimony, and all the estate of the elders; from whom also I received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them who were there bound to Jerusalem, to be punished.
⁶ And it came to pass, that as I was passing on my journey, and had come nigh to Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light around me.
⁷ And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
⁸ And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
⁹ And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spoke to me.
¹⁰ And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things which are appointed for thee to do.
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.
¹² And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews who dwelt there,
¹³ Came to me, and stood, and said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
¹⁴ And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldst know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldst hear the voice of his mouth.
¹⁵ For thou shalt be his witness to all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
¹⁶ And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
¹⁷ And it came to pass, that when I had come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
¹⁸ And saw him saying to me, Make haste, and depart quickly from Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
²⁰ And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
²¹ And he said to me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence to the Gentiles.
²² And they gave him audience to this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a man from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
²³ And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
²⁴ The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know for what cause they cried so against him.
²⁵ And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
²⁶ When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest; for this man is a Roman.
²⁷ Then the chief captain came, and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yes.
²⁸ And the chief captain answered, With a great sum I obtained this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
²⁹ Then forthwith they departed from him who were about to examine him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
³⁰ On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty why he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

Acts - world english bible

Chapter 22

¹ and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you."
² they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
³ am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are this day.
⁴ persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
⁵ also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
⁶ happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.
⁷ fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'
⁸ answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.'
⁹ who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn't understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
¹⁰ said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.'
¹¹ I couldn't see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
¹² Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
¹³ to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' In that very hour I looked up at him.
¹⁴ said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
¹⁵ you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
¹⁶ why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'
¹⁷ happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
¹⁸ saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'
¹⁹ said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
²⁰ the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'
²¹ said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.'"
²² listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn't fit to live!"
²³ they cried out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
²⁴ commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
²⁵ they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?"
²⁶ the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!"
²⁷ commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."
²⁸ commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."
²⁹ those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
³⁰ on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

Acts - darby

Chapter 22

¹ Brethren and fathers, hear my defence which I now make to you.
² And hearing that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more quiet; and he says,
³ *I* am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to [the] exactness of the law of [our] fathers, being zealous for God, as *ye* are all this day;
⁴ who have persecuted this way unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women;
⁵ as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the elderhood: from whom also, having received letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus to bring those also who were there, bound, to Jerusalem, to be punished.
⁶ And it came to pass, as I was journeying and drawing near to Damascus, that, about mid-day, there suddenly shone out of heaven a great light round about me.
⁷ And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
⁸ And *I* answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, *I* am Jesus the Nazaraean, whom *thou* persecutest.
⁹ But they that were with me beheld the light, [and were filled with fear], but heard not the voice of him that was speaking to me.
¹⁰ And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Rise up, and go to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which it is appointed thee to do.
¹¹ And as I could not see, through the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came to Damascus.
¹² And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness to by all the Jews who dwelt [there],
¹³ coming to me and standing by me, said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And *I*, in the same hour, received my sight and saw him.
¹⁴ And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee beforehand to know his will, and to see the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth;
¹⁵ for thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
¹⁶ And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.
¹⁷ And it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy,
¹⁸ and saw him saying to me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
¹⁹ And *I* said, Lord, they themselves know that *I* was imprisoning and beating in every synagogue those that believe on thee;
²⁰ and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was standing by and consenting, and kept the clothes of them who killed him.
²¹ And he said to me, Go, for *I* will send thee to the nations afar off.
²² And they heard him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a one as that from the earth, for it was not fit he should live.
²³ And as they were crying, and throwing away their clothes, and casting dust into the air,
²⁴ the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus against him.
²⁵ But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood [by], Is it lawful for you to scourge a man [who is] a Roman and uncondemned?
²⁶ And the centurion, having heard it, went and reported it to the chiliarch, saying, What art thou going to do? for this man is a Roman.
²⁷ And the chiliarch coming up said to him, Tell me, Art *thou* a Roman? And he said, Yes.
²⁸ And the chiliarch answered, *I*, for a great sum, bought this citizenship. And Paul said, But *I* was also [free] born.
²⁹ Immediately therefore those who were going to examine him left him, and the chiliarch also was afraid when he ascertained that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
³⁰ And on the morrow, desirous to know the certainty [of the matter] why he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and having brought Paul down set him before them.

Acts - american standard version

Chapter 22

¹ Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.
² And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,
³ I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day:
⁴ and I persecuted this Way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
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 journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
⁶ And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and drew nigh unto Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
⁷ And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
⁸ And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
⁹ And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
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.
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.
¹² And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there,
¹³ came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him.
¹⁴ And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
¹⁵ For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
¹⁶ And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name.
¹⁷ And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
¹⁸ and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.
¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
²⁰ and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.
²¹ And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.
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: for it is not fit that he should live.
²³ And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,
²⁴ the chief captain commanded him be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him.
²⁵ And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
²⁶ And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman.
²⁷ And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.
²⁸ And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am [a Roman] born.
²⁹ They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
³⁰ But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

Acts - basic english

Chapter 22

¹ My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.
² And, hearing him talking in the Hebrew language, they became the more quiet, and he said,
³ I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.
⁴ And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison.
⁵ Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.
⁶ And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.
⁷ And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?
⁸ And I, answering, said, Who are you; Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are attacking.
⁹ And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.
¹⁰ And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.
¹¹ And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.
¹² And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,
¹³ Came to my side and said, Brother Saul, let your eyes be open. And in that very hour I was able to see him.
¹⁴ And he said, You have been marked out by the God of our fathers to have knowledge of his purpose, and to see the Upright One and to give ear to the words of his mouth.
¹⁵ For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears.
¹⁶ And now, why are you waiting? get up, and have baptism, for the washing away of your sins, giving worship to his name.
¹⁷ And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear,
¹⁸ And I saw him saying to me, Go out of Jerusalem straight away because they will not give hearing to your witness about me.
¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they themselves have knowledge that I went through the Synagogues putting in prison and whipping all those who had faith in you:
²⁰ And when Stephen your witness was put to death, I was there, giving approval, and looking after the clothing of those who put him to death.
²¹ And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.
²² And they gave him a hearing as far as this word; then with loud voices they said, Away with this man from the earth; it is not right for him to be living.
²³ And while they were crying out, and pulling off their clothing, and sending dust into the air,
²⁴ The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.
²⁵ And when they had put leather bands round him, Paul said to the captain who was present, Is it the law for you to give blows to a man who is a Roman and has not been judged?
²⁶ And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.
²⁷ And the chief captain came to him and said, Give me an answer, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.
²⁸ And the chief captain said, I got Roman rights for myself at a great price. And Paul said, But I had them by birth.
²⁹ Then those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.
³⁰ But on the day after, desiring to have certain knowledge of what the Jews had to say against him, he made him free, and gave orders for the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to come together, and he took Paul and put him before them.