Acts of the Apostles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1166
The New Testament
24 joining, be puritied with them, and share the expenses with them, when they shave their heads. Then all will know that there is no truth in the reports concerning you; but that, on the scontrary, you yourself keep the directions of the law. But as for the believing heathen, we have published our decision, that they should keep themselves free from idol-oH'erings, from blood, from strangulation, and from fornication} Then Paul, taking those men on the
following day, having purified himself with them, entered into the temple, to give notice when they would complete the days of their purification; upon which would be offered the sacrifice for each one of them. Qual hrrzsizh. 27 .When the seven days were nearly completed, some of the Asiatic udeans, observing him in the temple, ncited the whole of the rabble, and they threw their hands upon him,
Men! Israelites! help! This is the man who everywhere teaches against the people,·an<l the law, and this place l and he has actu- ally hrought Greeks into the temple, and has polluted this holy spot!
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35 Because they had previously seen in is company in the city Trophimusthe Ephesian, whom they concluded Paul had brought into the temple.) The whole city was agitated, and a
mob of people collected; and seizing Paul, they dragged him outside the temple, and immediately they shut the gates. Then trying to murder him, information was sent up to the com·· mandant of the garrison that the whole of jerusalem was in a state of riot. He immediately ordered out soldiers and captains, charging down upon them; and when they saw the General and the troops, they desisted maltreating Paul. The Commandant, then approach-
ing, picked him up, and ordered him to be secured with two chains; in- quiring as to who he was, and what he had done. Some among the crowd yelled out one thing, some another; and failing to ascertain the cause of the uproar, he ordered him to be conveyed tothe fortress, But when he reached the stairs, it was neces- 22-9
soldiers, owing to the violence of the mob; because the mass of the people Kill him l' Then as they were about to enter
the fortress, Paul asked the Com- May I be allowed to say he asked
You are not then the Egyptian, who some time ago re- volted, and led those four thousand assassins out into the desert? ’ I am indeed a
judean, a man of Tarsus of Cilicia; a citizen of no inglorious city; and I beg of you to grant me permission to address the people. Having accordingly given him per-
mission, Paul taking his stand upon the stairs, waved his hand to the eople ; when a great silence ensuing
, he addressed them as follows in the Hebrew dialect; ¥enI’¤ Spur}; in the Ernluh.
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‘ Men, brothers, and fathers! listen 2S to me while I now defend myself before you.' When they heard that he addressed
them in the Hebrew dialect, they be- came still more attentive. So he proceeded: ‘I am a jew, born in Tarsus of
Cilicia, but educated at the feet of Gamaliel in this city, disciplined very strictly in the law of our forefathers. I was an enthusiast for God, as you yourselves all are to~day. I perse- cuted this Way to the death, appre· bending and imprisoning both men and women. Of this the High Priest could also witness to me, as well as the whole body of the senate, from whom also I received dispatches to the brethren in Damascus. Proceed- ing to it, I intended to bring those living there in chains to jerusalem, so that they might be punished. But 6 while I was marching and approach· ing to Damascus, it occurred about mid—day that suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky ; when 7 I fell down to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me: ‘ Saul! Saul! why do you persecute Me ? ’ ‘ But I answered, ‘ Who are You,
Sir?’ And He said to me, ‘ I am jesus the Nazarene, Whom you are persecuting! ‘ Those accompanying me saw the
light indeed, but they did not hear sary for him to be protected by the I the voice of Him speaking to me. II66
