Acts 22:22

Acts 22:22 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He’s not fit to live!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live."
• New King James Version (NKJV)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!”
• New Living Translation (NLT)The crowd listened until Paul said that word. Then they all began to shout, “Away with such a fellow! He isn’t fit to live!”

Context of Acts 22:22

20And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. 21And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto 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. 23And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, 24The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

Acts 22:22 word by word

Ἤκουον δὲ αὐτοῦ ἄχρι τούτου τοῦ λόγου καὶ ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν λέγοντες· αἶρε ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς τὸν τοιοῦτον· οὐ γὰρ καθῆκεν αὐτὸν ζῆν.Read the interlinear

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they gaveἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• untoἄχριachri achris · untilG891
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• lifted upἐπαίρωepairō · to lift upG1869
• voicesφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Away withαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• such aτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• it isκαθήκωkathēkō · be fitG2520
• notοὐou · noG3756
• should liveζάωzaō · to liveG2198

Cross-references for Acts 22:22

• Acts 7:54When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
• Acts 21:36For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
• Acts 25:24And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
• Luke 23:18And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas:
• John 19:15But they cried out, Away with him, away with him, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Cesar.

Commentaries on Acts 22:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22They 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 they were fond of doing, so that our Lord says, they compassed sea and land to make a proselyte; but they understood the apostle as stating that God had rejected them, and called the Gentiles to be his peculiar people in their place; and this they could not bear. Away with such a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22And 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 language of strong indignation and abhorrence. The reasons of their induction were, not that they supposed that the Gentiles could not be brought into covenant with God, for they would themselves compass sea and land to make one proselyte, but: (1)That they…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 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 frantic conduct astonished the Roman officer, who supposed that Paul must have committed some great crime. Paul pleaded his privilege as a Roman citizen, by which he was exempted from all trials and punishments which might force him to confess himself…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-22While Paul was praying in the temple, he saw a vision of Jesus. Jesus told him that the people of Jerusalem would not accept his message. The Lord then sent him to the Gentiles. The crowd’s reaction to this report confirmed this reality (22:22–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-2322-23. gave him audience to this word ... then ... Away with such a fellow from the earth, &c.--Their national prejudices lashed into fury at the mention of a mission to the Gentiles, they would speedily have done to him as they did to Stephen, but for the presence and protection of the Roman officer.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 22:22

• Bigotry
• Intolerance, Religious
• Paul

In the dictionaries

• Hence
• James
• Persecute
• Scourge
• Uncondemned
• Acts of the Apostles
• Audience
• Away With
• Felix; Antonius
• Fit, Fitly

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