Acts Test
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As you may remember from our past studies
o Paul has been rescued by the Roman soldiers from the Jews as they tried to kill him.
o Paul has been rescued by the Roman soldiers from the Jews as they tried to kill him.
o Paul has been rescued by the Roman soldiers from the Jews as they tried to kill him.
Paul has been rescued by the Roman soldiers from the Jews as they tried to kill him.
acts 22:22-23
· And as they are carrying Paul up the steps into the Fortress of Antonia,
1 Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.”
2 And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.
3 Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! For you sit to judge me according to the law, and do you command me to be struck contrary to the law?”
4 And those who stood by said, “Do you revile God’s high priest?”
5 Then Paul said, “I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ”
6 But when Paul perceived that 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; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”
7 And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the assembly was divided.
8 For Sadducees say that there is no resurrection—and no angel or spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.
9 Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees’ party arose and protested, saying, “We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.”
10 Now when there arose a great dissension, the commander, fearing lest Paul might be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.
11 But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.”
• And as they are carrying Paul up the steps into the Fortress of Antonia,
o On the northwest corner of the temple mount,
o On the northwest corner of the temple mount,
o Paul asks the Roman Commander,
§ Claudius Lysias if he could speak to this crowd of Jews who wanted to kill him,
o Paul asks the Roman Commander,
o And Claudius Lysias allows Paul to speak.
Claudius Lysias if he could speak to this crowd of Jews who wanted to kill him,
· Probably speaking Aramaic,
o And Claudius Lysias allows Paul to speak.
o Paul shares with his fellow Jews what he was like before he was saved,
o How he persecuted Christians
• Probably speaking Aramaic,
o Paul shares with his fellow Jews what he was like before he was saved,
o And on his way to Damascus to round-up and arrest more Christians.
· But, on the road to Damascus Paul had an encounter with Jesus
o How he persecuted Christians
o And on his way to Damascus to round-up and arrest more Christians.
o And he surrenders his life to Jesus,
Asking Him to be Lord and Savior of his life.
• But, on the road to Damascus Paul had an encounter with Jesus
o And he surrenders his life to Jesus,
o Asking Him to be Lord and Savior of his life.