Acts 22:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: ”

Acts 22:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And I said, Lord - This shows that it was the Lord Jesus whom Paul saw in a trance in the temple. The term “Lord” is usually applied to him in the Acts . See the notes on Acts 1:24 . They kno...
Acts 22:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Paul's Speech to the Jews. The opening of the speech is like that of Stephen ( Acts 7:2 ). In 2 Corinthians 11:22 Paul attests his full membership of the Jewish people, and having lived many year...
Acts 22:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

they . they themselves, know . Greek. epistamai. App-132. imprisoned . was imprisoning. Greek. phulakizo. Only here. beat . was beating. Greek. dero . See note on Acts 5:40 . in every...
Acts 22:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 19. Lord, they know. By this speech Paul doth testify that he was not beside himself, or brought into perplexity, − (516) but that he did assuredly believe the oracle. For without doubt h...
Acts 22:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue - This shows what an active instrument Saul of Tarsus wa...
Acts 22:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed o...
Acts 22:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Paul's Defence 1-21. St Paul's Speech to the People. St. Paul was accused of (1) hostility to the Jews, (2) contempt for the Jewish Law, and (3) the desecration of the Temple. He answers all t...
Acts 22:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Lord, they know that I imprisoned .. — This was said at the time, and it was repeated now. as with a two-fold bearing. It was partly an extenuation of the unbelief of the people. They were, as he h...
Acts 22:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Saved for Further Service Acts 22:17-30 To the story of his conversion, as given in Acts 9:1-43 , the Apostle here adds a detailed account of that memorable interview in the Temple, when he qu...
Acts 22:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Paul's defense as here recorded is a rare and perfect example of Christian argument. He was defending his devotion to work among the Gentiles. In that defense the last word he was permitted to utter...
Acts 22:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was...
Acts 22:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I said, Lord, they know, that I imprisoned ,.... Men and women, that made a profession of the Christian religion, Acts 8:3 and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee ; in Jerusal...
Acts 22:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: Ver. 19. Lord, they know that I imprisoned ] Therefore no wonder though they of Jerusalem rej...
Acts 22:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

When I was come again to Jerusalem From Damascus; and prayed in the temple By this he shows that he still paid the temple its due honour, as the house of prayer; I was in a trance Or ecstasy. P...
Acts 22:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The crowd having been quietened, Paul speaks with fullest respect for those he addresses, and doing so in the Hebrew language, he attracts more serious attention. He has been practically convicted by...
Acts 22:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul's First Defence. 3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the...
Acts 22:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

This was Paul's objection which he made against the will of God concerning his leaving Jerusalem, and the Jews in it; and shows how apt carnal reason is in the very best men to set up itself against...
Acts 22:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed on you, and when the blood of Stephen your witness was shed, I also was standing by, and cons...
Acts 22:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 22:17 . Begins the third portion of the defence. When I was come again to Jerusalem .—This visit to the Metropolis, which occurred at least three years after his conversion...
Acts 22:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 22:1 . Men, brethren, and fathers; that is, men of mixed nations assembled at the feast. The persecutors had said, men of Israel, help. Brethren, religious persons of the stock of Israel....
Acts 22:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence. Paul’s defence 1. Whether we consider the man, the circumstances, the speech, or the effect produced, this address is worthy to be ranked among t...
Acts 22:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 22:1 Brethren for men, brethren, A.V. ( Acts 7:2 , note); the for my, A.V.; now make for make now, A.V. The defense ; ἀπολογία This is the technical word in class...
Acts 22:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord's direct command to Paul:
Acts 22:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 22:4 ; Acts 26:9-12 ; Acts 8:3 ; Acts 9:1 ; Matthew 10:17
Acts 22:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

And I said — It is not easy for a servant of Christ, who is himself deeply impressed with Divine truths, to imagine to what a degree men are capable of hardening their hearts against thee. He is of...

Acts 22:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 22:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 22:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 22:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 22:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 22:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 22:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 22:19 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 22:19 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 22:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 22:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 22:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 22:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 22:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 22:19 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 22:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 22:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 22:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 22:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 22:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 22:19 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 22:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 22:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 22:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 22:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes