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

1“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I now present to you.” 2When they heard that Paul was addressing them in Aramaic, they became even more quiet. Then he said, “I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, trained strictly according to the Torah of our fathers, being zealous for God just as all of you are today. 4I persecuted this Way to the death, arresting both men and women and throwing them in prisons— 5as the kohen gadol and all the council of elders can testify about me. I also received letters from them to the brothers, and I went to Damascus to bring back to Jerusalem even those who were there in chains—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

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 said, “I am a Jewish man from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, let me speak to the people.”
• Romans 11:1I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be! For I too am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
• 2 Corinthians 11:22Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they the descendants of Abraham? So am I.
• Philippians 3:5circumcised the eighth day; of the nation of Israel; from the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the Torah, a Pharisee;
• Acts 9:11The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street named Straight, and ask in the house of Judah for someone from Tarsus named Saul. For look, he is praying;
• Acts 11:25Then Barnabas left for Tarsus to look for Saul,
• Acts 6:9But some men from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen—both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and Asia—stood up and began arguing with Stephen.
• Acts 15:23and this letter along with them: “The emissaries and the elders, your brothers, To the Gentile brothers of Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings!
• Acts 23:34Upon reading the letter, the governor asked what province he was from. When he learned that Paul was from Cilicia,
• Galatians 1:21Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
• Deuteronomy 33:3Indeed, a lover of peoples is He— all His kedoshim are in His hand. They followed in Your steps, each receiving Your words.
• 2 Kings 4:38Afterward Elisha returned to Gilgal. Now there was famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting before him, he said to his servant, “Put on the large pot and boil stew for the sons of the prophets.”
• Luke 2:46After three days they found Him in the Temple, sitting in the center of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
• Luke 8:35People went out to see what had happened. They came to Yeshua and found the man from whom the demons had gone—clothed and in his right mind, sitting at the feet of Yeshua. And they were frightened.
• Luke 10:39She had a sister called Miriam, who was seated at the Master’s feet, listening to His teaching.
• Acts 5:34But a certain Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the Torah respected by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and gave orders to put the men outside for a little while.

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