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Acts 22:1

Word of Yahweh

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.

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And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:

Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth Elohim, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people.

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before Elohim until this day.

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The Elohim of majesty appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

Which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;

Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,

Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before Elohim in the Messiah: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.

For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed according to Yahweh, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the good news.

Even as it is right for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the good news, ye all are partakers of my grace.

At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: may it not be laid to their charge.

But sanctify the Messiah as Sovereign in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:




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