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Acts 22:20-22
New Catholic Bible
Acts 22:20-22
New Catholic Bible
20 And while the blood of your martyr Stephen was being shed, I myself stood by, giving my approval and guarding the coats of his murderers.’ 21 Then he said to me, ‘Go! I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”
22 Paul Claims His Roman Citizenship.[a] Up to this point, the crowd had listened to him, but then they raised their voices and began to shout, “Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live.”
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- Acts 22:22 Luke doubtless recalls this fact to emphasize that the Empire has no reason to suspect Christianity of any subversive intent.