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Acts 22:2
2When they heard him speaking in their own language, the silence was even greater.
Acts 22:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
- New International Version (NIV)When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said:
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he said:
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept all the more silent. Then he said:
Context of Acts 22:2
1“Brothers and esteemed fathers,” Paul said, “listen to me as I offer my defense.” When they heard him speaking in their own language, the silence was even greater. 3Then Paul said, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today. 4And I persecuted the followers of the Way, hounding some to death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prison.
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ἀκούσαντες δὲ ὅτι τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ προσεφώνει αὐτοῖς, μᾶλλον παρέσχον ἡσυχίαν.¶ Καὶ φησίν·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- when they heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- he spakeπροσφωνέωprosphōneō · to call to/summonG4377
- in the Hebrewὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- in the HebrewἙβραΐςHebrais · HebrewG1446
- tongueδιάλεκτοςdialektos · languageG1258
- to themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- they keptπαρέχωparechō · to furnish occasionG3930
- the moreμᾶλλονmallon · moreG3123
- silenceἡσυχίαhēsuchia · quietnessG2271
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- he saithφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
Cross-references for Acts 22:2
Commentaries on Acts 22:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2When they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue - He had probably been traduced by the Jews of Asia as a mere Gentile, distinguished only by his virulence against the Jewish religion; which virulence proceeded from his malice and ignorance.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The Hebrew tongue - See the notes on Acts 21:40.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21Paul gives his most complete defense of his life and faith before his own people in Jerusalem. This speech shows his flexibility as a missionary, just as his message to the Greek philosophers in Athens also did (17:22–31; see 1 Corinthians 9:20–23). He begins by showing his close connection with his audience. He explains his Jewish background and his training under Gamaliel the Elder (a respected Jewish teacher). He also describes his strong desire to…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-302. when they heard ... the Hebrew tongue--(See on Ac 21:40). they kept the more silence--They could have understood him in Greek, and doubtless fully expected the renegade to address them in that language, but the sound of their holy mother tongue awed them into deeper silence.Read the comment
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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
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