Acts 22:3

Bible in Basic English 1965

I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:2

Then the king sent for the Gibeonites; now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but were the last of the Amorites, to whom the children of Israel had given an oath; but Saul, in his passion for the children of Israel and Judah, had made an attempt on their lives:

2 Kings 4:38

And Elisha went back to Gilgal, now there was very little food in the land; and the sons of the prophets were seated before him. And he said to his servant, Put the great pot on the fire, and make soup for the sons of the prophets.

Luke 10:39

And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.

Luke 2:46

And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.

Luke 8:35

And they went out to see what had taken place, and they came to Jesus and saw the man out of whom the evil spirits had gone, seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, at the feet of Jesus; and fear came on them.

Acts 11:25

Then he went on to Tarsus, looking for Saul;

Acts 15:23

And they sent a letter by them, saying, The Apostles and the older brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, may joy be with you:

Acts 21:20

And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law:

Acts 21:39

But Paul said, I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia, which is not an unimportant town: I make a request to you to let me say a word to the people.

Acts 23:34

And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

Acts 23:6

But when Paul saw that half of them were Sadducees and the rest Pharisees, he said in the Sanhedrin, Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees: I am here to be judged on the question of the hope of the coming back from the dead.

Acts 26:5

And they are able to say, if they would give witness, that I was living as a Pharisee, in that division of our religion which is most regular in the keeping of the law.

Acts 26:9

For I, truly, was of the opinion that it was right for me to do a number of things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Acts 5:34

But one of the Sanhedrin, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a man of learning in the law, of whom all the people had a high opinion, got up and made a suggestion for the men to be put outside for a little time.

Acts 6:9

But some of those who were of the Synagogue named that of the Libertines, and some of the men of Cyrene and of Alexandria and those from Cilicia and Asia, had arguments with Stephen.

Acts 9:1

But Saul, still burning with desire to put to death the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest,

Acts 9:11

And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer;

Acts 9:30

And when the brothers had knowledge of it, they took him to Caesarea and sent him to Tarsus.

Romans 11:1

So I say, Has God put his people on one side? Let there be no such thought. For I am of Israel, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

2 Corinthians 11:22

Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they of Israel? so am I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so am I.

Galatians 1:14

And I went farther in the Jews' religion than a number of my generation among my countrymen, having a more burning interest in the beliefs handed down from my fathers.

Galatians 1:21

Then I came to the parts of Syria and Cilicia.

Deuteronomy 33:3

All his holy ones are at his hand; they go at his feet; they are lifted up on his wings.