Acts 22 – Studienbibel

1 Men435, brethren80, and2532 fathers3962, hear ye191 my3450 defence627 which I make now3568 unto4314 you5209. 2 (And1161 when they heard191 that3754 he spake4377 in the Hebrew1446 tongue1258 to them846, they kept3930 the more3123 silence2271: and2532 he saith5346,)

3 I1473 am1510 verily3303 a man435 which am a Jew2453, born1080 in1722 Tarsus5019, a city in Cilicia2791, yet1161 brought up397 in1722 this5026 city4172 at3844 the feet4228 of Gamaliel1059, and taught3811 according2596 to the perfect manner195 of the law3551 of the fathers3971, and was5225 zealous2207 toward God2316, as2531 ye5210 all3956 are2075 this day4594. 4 And I3739 persecuted1377 this5026 way3598 unto891 the death2288, binding1195 and2532 delivering3860 into1519 prisons5438 both5037 men435 and2532 women1135. 5 As5613 also2532 the high priest749 doth bear3140 me3427 witness3140, and2532 all3956 the estate of the elders4244: from3844 whom3739 also2532 I received1209 letters1992 unto4314 the brethren80, and2532 went4198 to1519 Damascus1154, to bring71 them which were5607 there1566 bound1210 unto1519 Jerusalem2419, for to2443 be punished5097. 6 And1161 it came to pass1096, that, as I made4198 my3427 journey4198, and2532 was come nigh1448 unto Damascus1154 about4012 noon3314, suddenly1810 there shone4015 from1537 heaven3772 a great2425 light5457 round4015 about4012 me1691. 7 And5037 I fell4098 unto1519 the ground1475, and2532 heard191 a voice5456 saying3004 unto me3427, Saul4549, Saul4549, why5101 persecutest thou1377 me3165? 8 And1161 I1473 answered611, Who5101 art thou1488, Lord2962? And5037 he said2036 unto4314 me3165, I1473 am1510 Jesus2424 of Nazareth3480, whom3739 thou4771 persecutest1377. 9 And1161 they that were5607 with4862 me1698 saw2300 indeed3303 the light5457, and2532 were1096 afraid1719; but1161 they heard191 not3756 the voice5456 of him that spake2980 to me3427. 10 And1161 I said2036, What5101 shall I do4160, Lord2962? And1161 the Lord2962 said2036 unto4314 me3165, Arise450, and go4198 into1519 Damascus1154; and there2546 it shall be told2980 thee4671 of4012 all things3956 which3739 are appointed5021 for thee4671 to do4160. 11 And1161 when5613 I could1689 not3756 see1689 for575 the glory1391 of that1565 light5457, being led by the hand5496 of5259 them that were4895 with me3427, I came2064 into1519 Damascus1154. 12 And1161 one5100 Ananias367, a devout2152 man435 according2596 to the law3551, having a good report3140 of5259 all3956 the Jews2453 which dwelt2730 there, 13 Came2064 unto4314 me3165, and2532 stood2186, and said2036 unto me3427, Brother80 Saul4549, receive thy sight308. And2504 the same846 hour5610 I2504 looked up308 upon1519 him846. 14 And1161 he said2036, The God2316 of our2257 fathers3962 hath chosen4400 thee4571, that thou shouldest know1097 his846 will2307, and2532 see1492 that Just One1342, and2532 shouldest hear191 the voice5456 of1537 his846 mouth4750. 15 For3754 thou shalt be2071 his846 witness3144 unto4314 all3956 men444 of what3739 thou hast seen3708 and2532 heard191. 16 And2532 now3568 why5101 tarriest thou3195? arise450, and be baptized907, and2532 wash away628 thy4675 sins266, calling on1941 the name3686 of the Lord2962. 17 And1161 it came to pass1096, that, when I3427 was come again5290 to1519 Jerusalem2419, even2532 while I3450 prayed4336 in1722 the temple2411, I3165 was1096 in1722 a trance1611; 18 And2532 saw1492 him846 saying3004 unto me3427, Make haste4692, and2532 get thee1831 quickly5034 1722 out of1537 Jerusalem2419: for1360 they will3858 not3756 receive3858 thy4675 testimony3141 concerning4012 me1700. 19 And I2504 said2036, Lord2962, they846 know1987 that3754 I1473 imprisoned2252 5439 and2532 beat1194 in every2596 synagogue4864 them that believed4100 on1909 thee4571: 20 And2532 when3753 the blood129 of thy4675 martyr3144 Stephen4736 was shed1632, I846 also2532 was2252 standing by2186, and2532 consenting4909 unto his846 death336, and2532 kept5442 the raiment2440 of them that slew337 him846. 21 And2532 he said2036 unto4314 me3165, Depart4198: for3754 I1473 will send1821 thee4571 far hence3112 unto1519 the Gentiles1484.

22 And1161 they gave191 him846 audience191 unto891 this5127 word3056, and2532 then lifted up1869 their846 voices5456, and said3004, Away with142 such5108 a fellow from575 the earth1093: for1063 it is2520 not3756 fit2520 that he846 should live2198. 23 And1161 as they846 cried out2905, and2532 cast off4495 their clothes2440, and2532 threw906 dust2868 into1519 the air109, 24 The chief captain5506 commanded2753 him846 to be brought71 into1519 the castle3925, and bade2036 that he846 should be examined426 by scourging3148; that2443 he might know1921 wherefore1223 3739 156 they cried2019 so3779 against2019 him846. 25 And1161 as5613 they bound4385 him846 with thongs2438, Paul3972 said2036 unto4314 the centurion1543 that stood by2476, Is it lawful1487 1832 for you5213 to scourge3147 a man444 that is a Roman4514, and2532 uncondemned178? 26 When1161 the centurion1543 heard191 that, he went4334 and told518 the chief captain5506, saying3004, Take heed3708 what5101 thou doest3195 4160: for1063 this3778 man444 is2076 a Roman4514. 27 Then1161 the chief captain5506 came4334, and said2036 unto him846, Tell3004 me3427 1487, art1488 thou4771 a Roman4514 1161? He said5346, Yea3483. 28 And5037 the chief captain5506 answered611, With a great4183 sum2774 obtained2932 I1473 this5026 freedom4174. And1161 Paul3972 said5346, But1161 I1473 2532 was free born1080. 29 Then3767 straightway2112 they departed868 from575 him846 which3588 should3195 have examined426 him846: and1161 the chief captain5506 also2532 was afraid5399, after he knew1921 that3754 he was2076 a Roman4514, and2532 because3754 he had2258 bound1210 him846.¹ 30 On the morrow1887, because he would1014 have known1097 the certainty804 wherefore5101 he was accused2723 of3844 the Jews2453, he loosed3089 him846 from575 his bands1199, and2532 commanded2753 the chief priests749 and2532 all3650 their846 council4892 to appear2064, and2532 brought2609 Paul3972 down2609, and set him2476 before1519 them846.