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22 “Brothers[a] and fathers, listen to the defense that I now make before you.”(A)

When they heard him addressing them in Hebrew,[b] they became even more quiet. Then he said:(B)

“I am a Jew born in Tarsus in Cilicia but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, educated strictly according to our ancestral law, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 22.1 Gk Men, brothers
  2. 22.2 That is, Aramaic

22 “Brothers and fathers,(A) listen now to my defense.”

When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic,(B) they became very quiet.

Then Paul said: “I am a Jew,(C) born in Tarsus(D) of Cilicia,(E) but brought up in this city. I studied under(F) Gamaliel(G) and was thoroughly trained in the law of our ancestors.(H) I was just as zealous(I) for God as any of you are today.

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