Acts 22:3

Acts 22:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I am verily a man which 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, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
• New International Version (NIV)“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city. I studied under Gamaliel and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the strictness of our fathers’ law, and was zealous toward God as you all are today.

Context of Acts 22:3

1Paul said to the crowd, ‘Please, listen to me, you Jewish leaders and all you other people who are Jews like me. I want to explain to you what has happened here.’ 2The crowd heard Paul speaking to them in their own Hebrew language. So they became really quiet. Paul continued to speak. He said, ‘I am a Jew. I was born in Tarsus in the region of Cilicia. I lived here in Jerusalem when I was a boy. I studied God's Law for many years and Gamaliel was my teacher. I learned very well how to obey the laws of our ancestors. I tried to obey God as carefully as all of you do today. 4I caused great trouble to the disciples of Jesus. I even wanted to kill them. I took hold of them and I put them in prison. I did that to both men and women. 5The most important priest and all the group of Jewish leaders can tell you that this is true. They gave me letters for the Jewish leaders in Damascus. So I travelled to Damascus to take hold of the believers in that city. I wanted to tie them up and bring them back to Jerusalem. Then the leaders here could punish them.’

Acts 22:3 word by word

ἐγώ εἰμι ἀνὴρ Ἰουδαῖος γεγεννημένος ἐν Ταρσῷ τῆς Κιλικίας, ἀνατεθραμμένος δὲ ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ, παρὰ τοὺς πόδας Γαμαλιὴλ πεπαιδευμένος κατὰ ἀκρίβειαν τοῦ πατρῴου νόμου, ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τοῦ θεοῦ καθὼς πάντες ὑμεῖς ἐστε σήμερον,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• verilyμένmen · on the other handG3303
• a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• a JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• bornγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• TarsusΤαρσόςTarsos · TarsusG5019
• in CiliciaΚιλικία, ΚιλικίαKilikia · CiliciaG2791
• yetδέde · thenG1161
• brought upἀνατρέφωanatrephō · to bring upG397
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• atπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• the feetπούςpous · footG4228
• of GamalielΓαμαλιήλGamaliēl · GamalielG1059
• taughtπαιδεύωpaideuō · to instructG3811
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the perfect mannerἀκρίβειαakribeia · strictnessG195
• of the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• of the fathersπατρῷοςpatrōos · ancestralG3971
• and wasὑπάρχωhuparchō · be alreadyG5225
• zealousζηλωτήςzēlōtēs · zealotG2207
• toward Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• this dayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594

Cross-references for Acts 22:3

• Acts 21:39Paul answered, ‘I am a Jew and I was born in Tarsus in the region called Cilicia. So you see, I am a man from an important city. Please, let me speak to this crowd.’
• Romans 11:1So I ask this: ‘Has God turned away from his people?’ No, certainly, he has not done that! I myself belong to Israel's people. I am a descendant of Abraham and I belong to Benjamin's tribe.
• 2 Corinthians 11:22Are they proud that they are Hebrew people? So am I. Do they belong to Israel's people? So do I. Are they descendants of Abraham's family? So am I.
• Philippians 3:5I belong to Israel's people, to Benjamin's tribe. I am a true Jew. They circumcised me when I was eight days old. I was a Pharisee, and I obeyed the Jewish rules very carefully.
• Acts 9:11Jesus said to Ananias, ‘Prepare yourself and go to Straight Street. A man called Judas lives on that street. Go to his house. When you get there, ask for a man from Tarsus who is called Saul. He is praying to God.
• Acts 11:25Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul.
• Acts 6:9But some men spoke against Stephen. They did not agree with what he taught people. These men were from one of the Jewish meeting places in Jerusalem. People called them, ‘The Group of Free Men’. These men were Jews from the cities called Cyrene and Alexandria. Some of them were from towns in Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen.
• Acts 15:23This is the letter that they sent with those men: ‘We, the apostles and leaders of the believers here say “hello” to you, our friends who also believe in Jesus. We say “hello” to all of you Gentile believers who live in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.
• Acts 23:34Felix read the letter and he asked Paul, ‘Which Roman region are you from?’ Paul answered, ‘I am from Cilicia.’
• Galatians 1:21Later, I went to different places in Syria and Cilicia.
• Deuteronomy 33:3Yes, the Lord loves his people. He takes care of all his holy people. They sit near to him and they listen to his teaching.
• 2 Kings 4:38After that, Elisha went back to Gilgal. There was a famine in that region. The group of prophets came to meet with Elisha. He said to his servant, ‘Put the large pot over the fire. Cook some soup for the prophets.’
• Luke 2:46After three days, they found him in the temple. He was sitting there among the teachers. He was listening to what they were saying. He was also asking them questions.
• Luke 8:35So the people went out from these places to see what had happened. They came to Jesus. The man that the bad spirits had come out of was sitting there, beside Jesus' feet. Now he was wearing clothes and his mind was well again. When the people saw this, they were afraid.
• Luke 10:39Martha had a sister called Mary. Mary sat down near Jesus. She was listening to the things that he was teaching.
• Acts 5:34But one man did not agree. He was called Gamaliel and he was a Pharisee, a teacher of the Law. All the people agreed that he was a good man. Gamaliel stood up in front of the group of Jewish leaders. He told the police to take the apostles out of the room.

Commentaries on Acts 22:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I am verily a man which am a Jew - A periphrasis for, I am really a Jew: and his mentioning this adds weight to the conjecture in the preceding note. He shows that he could not be ignorant of the Jewish religion, as he had had the best instructer in it which Jerusalem could produce. Yet brought up, etc. - Bp. Pearce proposes that this verse should be thus read and translated: but brought up in this city; instructed at the feet of Gamaliel, according to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Born in Tarsus - See the notes on Acts 9:11. Brought up in this city - In Jerusalem, sent there for the advantage of more perfect instruction in the Law. At the feet of Gamaliel - As a scholar or disciple of Gamaliel. The phrase to sit at the feet of one is expressive of the condition of a disciple or learner. Compare Deuteronomy 33:3; Luke 10:39. It is probable that the expression arose from the fact that the learners occupied a lower place or seat than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3at the feet of Gamaliel: See study note on 5:34.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. a Jew of Tarsus, brought up in this city, at the feet--(See on Lu 10:39). of Gamaliel--(See on Ac 5:34); a fact of great importance in the apostle's history, standing in the same relation to his future career as Moses' education in the Egyptian court to the work for which he was destined. the perfect manner of the law of the fathers--the strictest form of traditional Judaism. zealous--"a zealot." toward God as ye all are this day--his own former…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 22:3

• Bigotry
• Children
• Feet
• Gamaliel
• Instruction
• Paul
• Pharisees
• School
• Tarsus
• Tutor

In the dictionaries

• Cilicia
• God
• Tarsus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Antonia
• Hence
• James
• Persecute
• Scourge
• Uncondemned

Commentaries on Acts 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings