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Acts 22:2

Acts 22:2 is verse 2 of Acts chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,

Or in Aramaic; literally in the Hebrew language

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King James Version

(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

World English Bible

When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

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Acts 22:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”

2 When they heard him speak to them in Hebrew, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared,

3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.

4 I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Acts 21:40

Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:

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