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

1Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defencewhich I makenow to you. 2And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) I am verily a man who is 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 toward God, as ye all are this day. 4And I persecuted this way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 5As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the council 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.

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

• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• verilyμένmen · on the other handG3303
• manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• JewἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• bornγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• TarsusΤαρσόςTarsos · TarsusG5019
• CiliciaΚιλικία, ΚιλικίαKilikia · CiliciaG2791
• yetδέde · thenG1161
• upἀνατρέφωanatrephō · to bring upG397
• thisταύτῃtautē tautēn tautēs · herG5026
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• atπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• GamalielΓαμαλιήλGamaliēl · GamalielG1059
• taughtπαιδεύωpaideuō · to instructG3811
• accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• mannerἀκρίβειαakribeia · strictnessG195
• lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• fathersπατρῷοςpatrōos · ancestralG3971
• beingὑπάρχωhuparchō · be alreadyG5225
• zealousζηλωτήςzēlōtēs · zealotG2207
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• yeὑμεῖςhumeis · youG5210
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• areἐστέeste · you areG2075
• dayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594

Cross-references for Acts 22:3

• Acts 21:39But Paul said, I am a man who is a Jew of Tarsus, a city of Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, permit me to speak to the people.
• Romans 11:1I say then, Hath God cast away his people? By no means. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
• 2 Corinthians 11:22Are they Hebrews? so amI. Are they Israelites? so amI. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.
• Philippians 3:5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; with respect to the law, a Pharisee;
• Acts 9:11And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,
• Acts 11:25Then Barnabas departed to Tarsus, to seek Saul:
• Acts 6:9Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
• Acts 15:23And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
• Acts 23:34And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;
• Galatians 1:21Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
• Deuteronomy 33:3Yea, he loved the people; all his saints are in thy hand: and they sat down at thy feet; every one shall receive of thy words.
• 2 Kings 4:38And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a famine in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.
• Luke 2:46And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
• Luke 8:35Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
• Luke 10:39And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
• Acts 5:34Then stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little time;

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