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| [1]BRETHREN and fathers, hear my defense which I now make to you. |
[1]Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now to you. |
| [2]And when they heard him speak to them in the Hebrew tongue (Aramaic), they were the more quiet: And he said, |
[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 a Jew, born in Tarsus of Ci-li'cia, yet I was brought up in this city under the care and guidance of Ga-ma'li-el, and trained perfectly according to the law of our fathers, and was zealous toward God, just as you are also. |
[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 religion to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. |
[4]And I persecuted this way even to death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. |
| [5]The high priest and all the elders can so testify about me, for it was from them that I received letters to go to the brethren at Damascus, to bring those who were there bound to Jerusalem to be punished. |
[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 as I drew near to Damascus, at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone round about me. |
[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 do you persecute 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 and said, Who are you, my LORD? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Naz'a-reth, whom you persecute. |
[8]And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. |
| [9]And the men who were with me saw the light, but they did not hear the voice that spoke to me. |
[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, my LORD? And our LORD said to me, Arise, and go into Da-mas'cus; and there it shall be told to you all things which are appointed for you to do. |
[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 Da-mas'cus. |
[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 a certain man, An-a-ni'as, a righteous man according to the law, as testified by all the Jews concerning him, |
[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 said, My brother Saul, receive your sight. And instantly my eyes were opened and I looked upon him. |
[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 to me, The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear the voice of his mouth. |
[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]And you shall be a witness for him before all men, of all that you have seen and heard. |
[15]For thou shalt be his witness to all men of what thou hast seen and heard. |
| [16]And now why do you delay? Arise, and be baptized and wash away your sins calling on the name of the LORD. |
[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 returned here to Jerusalem and while praying in the temple, |
[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]I saw a vision, saying to me, Make haste, and get quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive your testimony concerning me. |
[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, My LORD, they know that I imprisoned and beat, in every synagogue, those who believed in you: |
[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 your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and was in accord with his slayers, and was in charge of the garments of them who stoned him. |
[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]Then he said to me, Depart: for I will send you afar to preach to the Gentiles. |
[21]And he said to me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence to the Gentiles. |
| [22]They had given Paul audience up to this word, and then they lifted up their voices, and cried out, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. |
[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 robes, and threw dust into the air, |
[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 ordered that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know for what cause they cried so against him. |
[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 when they had bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood over him, Is it lawful for you to scourge a Roman citizen who is uncondemned? |
[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 to the chief captain and said, Be careful what you do: for this man is a Roman citizen. |
[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 captain came and said to him, Tell me, are you a Roman? Paul said, Yes. |
[27]Then the chief captain came, and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yes. |
| [28]And the captain answered and said, I obtained Roman citizenship with a great sum of money. Paul answered, But I was free born to it. |
[28]And the chief captain answered, With a great sum I obtained this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. |
| [29]Immediately those who were ready to scourge him left him alone, and the captain was afraid when he found out that he was a Roman citizen, because he had bound him. |
[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]The next day, because he desired to know the truthfulness of the charges which the Jews had brought against Paul, he unbound him and commanded the high priests and all their council to appear before him, and he took Paul and brought him down, and set him before them. |
[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. |