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22:1	`Men, brethren, and fathers, hear my defence now unto you;' --
22:2	and they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and he saith, --
22:3	`I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactitude of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all ye are to-day.
22:4	`And this way I persecuted unto death, binding and delivering up to prisons both men and women,
22:5	as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,
22:6	and it came to pass, in my going on and coming nigh to Damascus, about noon, suddenly out of the heaven there shone a great light round about me,
22:7	I fell also to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why me dost thou persecute?
22:8	`And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? and he said unto me, I am Jesus the Nazarene whom thou dost persecute --
22:9	and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me --
22:10	and I said, What shall I do, Lord? and the Lord said unto me, Having risen, go on to Damascus, and there it shall be told thee concerning all things that have been appointed for thee to do.
22:11	`And when I did not see from the glory of that light, being led by the hand by those who are with me, I came to Damascus,
22:12	and a certain one, Ananias, a pious man according to the law, being testified to by all the Jews dwelling `there',
22:13	having come unto me and stood by `me', said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and I the same hour did look up to him;
22:14	and he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth,
22:15	because thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard;
22:16	and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord.
22:17	`And it came to pass when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,
22:18	and I saw him saying to me, Haste and go forth in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me;
22:19	and I said, Lord, they -- they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;
22:20	and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was being poured forth, I also was standing by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those putting him to death;
22:21	and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.'
22:22	And they were hearing him unto this word, and they lifted up their voice, saying, `Away from the earth with such an one; for it is not fit for him to live.'
22:23	And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,
22:24	the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, `By scourges let him be examined;' that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.
22:25	And as he was stretching him with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion who was standing by, `A man, a Roman, uncondemned -- is it lawful to you to scourge;'
22:26	and the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, `Take heed what thou art about to do, for this man is a Roman;'
22:27	and the chief captain having come near, said to him, `Tell me, art thou a Roman?' and he said, `Yes;'
22:28	and the chief captain answered, `I, with a great sum, did obtain this citizenship;' but Paul said, `But I have been even born `so'.'
22:29	Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who are about to examine him, and the chief captain also was afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him,
22:30	and on the morrow, intending to know the certainty wherefore he is accused by the Jews, he did loose him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their sanhedrim to come, and having brought down Paul, he set `him' before them.


22:1	Ye men brethre and fathers heare myne answere which I make vnto you.
22:2	Whe they hearde that he spake in ye Ebrue tonge to them they kept the moore silence. And he sayde:
22:3	I am verely aman which am a Iewe borne in Tharsus a cite in Cicill: neverthelesse yet brought vp in this cite at ye fete of Gamaliel and informed diligently in the lawe of the fathers and was fervent mynded to Godwarde as ye all are this same daye
22:4	and I persecuted this waye vnto the deeth byndynge and delyveringe into preson bothe men and wemen
22:5	as the chefe prest doth beare me witnes and all the elders: of whom also I receaved letters vnto the brethren and wet to Damasco to bringe them which were there bounde vnto Ierusalem for to be punysshed.
22:6	And it fortuned as I made my iorney and was come nye vnto Damasco aboute none yt sodenly ther shone fro heaven a greate lyght rounde aboute me
22:7	and I fell vnto the erth and hearde a voyce sayinge vnto me: Saul Saul why persecutest thou me?
22:8	And I answered: what arte thou Lorde? And he sayd vnto me: I am Iesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest.
22:9	And they that were with me sawe verely a lyght and were a frayde: but they hearde not the voyce of him that spake with me.
22:10	And I sayde: what shall I do Lorde? And the Lorde sayde vnto me: Aryse and goo into Damasco and there it shalbe tolde the of all thinges which are apoynted for the to do.
22:11	And when I sawe nothynge for the brightnes of that light I was ledde by the honde of them that were with me and came into Damasco.
22:12	And one Ananias a perfect man and as pertayninge to the lawe havinge good reporte of all the Iewes which there dwelt
22:13	came vnto me and stode and sayd vnto me: Brother Saul loke vp. And that same houre I receaved my sight and sawe him.
22:14	And he sayde the God of oure fathers hath ordeyned the before that thou shuldest knowe his will and shuldest se that which is rightfull and shuldest heare the voyce of his mouth:
22:15	for thou shalt be his witnes vnto all men of tho thinges which thou thou hast sene and hearde.
22:16	And now: why tariest thou? Aryse and be baptised and wesshe awaye thy synnes in callinge on ye name of ye Lorde.
22:17	And it fortuned when I was come agayne to Ierusalem and prayde in the teple yt I was in a trauce
22:18	and sawe him sayinge vnto me. Make haste and get the quickly out of Ierusalem: for they will not receave thy witnes yt thou bearest of me.
22:19	And I sayde: Lorde they knowe that I presoned and bet in every synagoge them that beleved on the.
22:20	And when the bloud of thy witnes Steven was sheed I also stode by and consented vnto his deeth and kept the rayment of them that slewe him.
22:21	And he sayde vnto me: departe for I will sende the a farre hence vnto the Gentyls.
22:22	They gave him audience vnto this worde and then lifte vp their voyces and sayde: a waye wt soche a felowe fro the erth: yt is pitie that he shuld live.
22:23	And as they cryed and cast of their clothes and thrue dust into ye ayer
22:24	ye captayne bade him to be brought into the castle and commaunded him to be scourged and to be examined that he myght knowe wherfore they cryed on him.
22:25	And as they bounde him with thoges Paul sayde vnto the Centurion that stode by: Ys it laufull for you to scourge a man that is a Romain and vncondempned?
22:26	When the Centurion hearde that he went and tolde the vpper captayne sayinge: What intendest thou to do? This man is a Romayne.
22:27	Then the vpper captayne came and sayde to him: tell me art thou a Romayne? He sayde: Yee.
22:28	And the captayne answered: with a greate some obtayned I this fredome. And Paul sayde: I was fre borne.
22:29	Then strayght waye departed from him they which shuld have examyned him. And the hye captayne also was a frayde after he knewe that he was a Romayne: because he had bounde him.
22:30	On the morowe because he wolde have knowen the certayntie wherfore he was accused of the Iewes he lowsed him from his bondes and commaunded the hye Prestes and all the counsell to come together and brought Paul and set him before them.


22:1	Ye men, brethren, and fathers, heare myne answere which I make vnto you.
22:2	Whan they herde that he spake vnto them in the Hebrue, they kepte the more sylence. And he sayde:
22:3	I am a man which am a Iewe, borne at Tharsis in Celicia, and broughte vp in this cite at the fete off Gamaliel, enfourmed diligently in the lawe of the fathers, and was feruent mynded to God warde, as ye all are also this daye,
22:4	and I persecuted this waye vnto the death. I bounde them and delyuered them vnto preson, both men and wemen,
22:5	as ye hye prest also doth beare me wytnesse, and all ye Elders: of whom I receaued letters vnto the brethren, and wente towarde Damascon, that I mighte brynge them which were there, bounde to Ierusalem, to be punyshed.
22:6	But it fortuned as I made my iourney, and came nye vnto Damascon, aboute noone, sodenly there shone a greate lighte aboute me from heauen,
22:7	and I fell to the earth, and herde a voyce which sayde vnto me: Saull Saull, why persecutest thou me?
22:8	I answered: Who art thou LORDE? And he sayde vnto me: I am Iesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest.
22:9	As for them that were with me, they sawe ye lighte and were afrayed, but they herde not the voyce of him that spake with me.
22:10	I sayde: LORDE, what shal I do? The LORDE sayde vnto me: Aryse, and go in to Damascon, there shal it be tolde ye of all that is appoynted the to do.
22:11	But whan I sawe nothinge for the bryghtnesse of the lighte, I was led by the hande of them that were with me, and came to Damascon.
22:12	There was one Ananias, a deuoute man after the lawe, which had a good reporte of all the Iewes that dwelt there,
22:13	the same came, and stepte vnto me, and sayde: Brother Saul, loke vp. And I loked vp vpon him the same houre.
22:14	He sayde: The God of oure fathers hath ordeyned the before, that thou shuldest knowe his wyll, and se the thinge yt is rightfull, and heare the voyce out of his mouth:
22:15	for thou shalt be his wytnesse vnto all men, of tho thinges which thou hast sene and herde.
22:16	And now why tariest thou? Aryse, and be baptysed, and wasse awaye thy synnes, and call vpon the name of the LORDE.
22:17	But it fortuned, that whan I was come agayne to Ierusale, and prayed in the temple, I was in a traunce,
22:18	and sawe him. Then sayde he vnto me: Make haist, and get the soone out of Ierusalem, for they wyl not receaue the witnesse that thou bearest of me.
22:19	And I sayde: LORDE, they the selues knowe that I put in preson and bett in euery synagoge them that beleued on the.
22:20	And wha the bloude of Steue thy witnesse was shed, I stode by also, & consented vnto his death, and kepte the clothes of them that slewe him.
22:21	And he sayde vnto me: Go thy waye, for I wil sende the farre amonge the Hey then.
22:22	They gaue him audience vnto this worde, and lifte vp their voyce, & sayde: Awaye with soch a felowe from the earth, for it is not reason that he shulde lyue.
22:23	But as they cried, and cast of their clothes, & thrue dust in to the ayre,
22:24	the captayne bad brynge him into the castell, and commaunded him to be beaten with roddes and to be examyned, that he mighte knowe, for what cause they cried so vpon him.
22:25	And whan he bounde him with thonges, Paul sayde vnto the vndercaptayne that stode by: Is it laufull for you to scourge a man that is a Romayne, and vncondemned?
22:26	Whan the vndercaptayne herde that, he wete to the vpper captayne, and tolde him, and sayde? What wilt thou do? This man is a Romayne.
22:27	Then came ye vpper captayne, and sayde vnto him: Tell me, art thou a Romayne? He sayde: Yee.
22:28	And the vpper captayne answered: With a greate summe optayned I this fredome.But Paul sayde: As for me, I am a Romayne borne.
22:29	The straight waye departed from him, they that shulde haue examyned him. And ye chefe captayne was afrayed, whan he knewe that he was a Romayne, and because he had bounde him.
22:30	On the nexte daye wolde he knowe the certentye wherfore he was accused of the Iewes, and he lowsed him from the bondes, and commaunded the hye prestes and all their councell to come together, and broughte Paul forth, and set him amonge them.

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