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Acts 22:5

Tree of Life Version

as the kohen gadol and all the council of elders can testify about me. I also received letters from them to the brothers, and I went to Damascus to bring back to Jerusalem even those who were there in chains—to be punished.

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As it become day, the elders of the people gathered together, both ruling kohanim and Torah scholars, and they led Him away to their council, saying,

In those days, Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters (the number of names all together was about a hundred and twenty) and said,

“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham and those among you who are God-fearers, it is to us the message of this salvation has been sent.

“Brothers, I can confidently tell you that the patriarch David died and was buried—his tomb is with us to this day.

“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense which I now present to you.”

Paul, looking intently at the Sanhedrin, said, “Brothers, I have lived my life in all good conscience for God up to this day.”

But recognizing that one group was Sadducees and the other Pharisees, Paul began crying out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees! I am on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead!”

And that is what I did in Jerusalem. Not only did I lock up many of the kedoshim in prisons by the authority I received from the ruling kohanim, but I cast my vote against them when they were being condemned to death.

I tried to cause them to blaspheme by punishing them often in the synagogues. In furious rage against them, I persecuted them even in foreign cities.

“While journeying to Damascus with the authority and commission of the ruling kohanim,

It happened that after three days, Paul called together those who were the prominent Jewish leaders. When they had gathered he said to them, “Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

They said to him, “We have received no letters from Judea about you, and none of the brothers coming here has reported or spoken any evil about you.

“Now brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your leaders did.

On the next day, the rulers and elders and Torah scholars were gathered together in Jerusalem.

Now when they heard that, they entered the Temple at daybreak and began teaching. When the kohen gadol and those with him arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin, even the council of elders of Bnei-Yisrael, and sent to the prison to have the prisoners brought in.

And here he has authority from the ruling kohanim to tie up all who call on Your name.”

For you have heard of my earlier behavior in Judaism—how I persecuted God’s community beyond measure and tried to destroy it.

as for zeal, persecuting Messiah’s community; as for Torah righteousness, found blameless.

Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands of the elders.




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