来自{publisher｝1“Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.” (徒7:2)2And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language,[1] they became even more quiet. And he said: (徒21:40)3“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel[2] according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day. (申33:3; 王下4:38; 路10:39; 约16:2; 徒5:34; 徒9:11; 徒21:20; 徒21:39; 徒26:5; 羅10:2; 羅11:1; 林后11:22; 腓3:5; 腓3:6)4I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women, (徒5:20; 徒8:1; 徒8:3; 徒9:2; 徒22:19; 徒22:20; 徒26:10)5as the high priest and the whole council of elders can bear me witness. From them I received letters to the brothers, and I journeyed toward Damascus to take those also who were there and bring them in bonds to Jerusalem to be punished. (路22:66; 徒9:1; 徒28:21; 提前4:14)6“As I was on my way and drew near to Damascus, about noon a great light from heaven suddenly shone around me. (徒9:3; 徒26:12)7And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’8And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ (徒26:9)9Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand[3] the voice of the one who was speaking to me. (但10:7; 徒9:7)10And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.’ (徒16:30)11And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.12“And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, (徒9:10; 徒10:22; 徒24:14)13came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that very hour I received my sight and saw him. (徒9:17; 徒9:18)14And he said, ‘The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth; (徒3:13; 徒3:14; 徒9:15; 徒9:17; 徒22:15; 徒22:18; 徒26:16; 林前9:1; 林前15:8; 加1:12)15for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard. (徒4:20; 徒22:14; 徒23:11)16And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’ (诗51:2; 徒2:38; 徒9:14; 徒9:18; 林前6:11; 來10:22)17“When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance (路18:10; 徒3:1; 徒9:26; 徒10:10; 徒11:5; 徒26:20; 林后12:1)18and saw him saying to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ (徒9:29)19And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. (太10:17; 徒22:4; 徒26:11)20And when the blood of Stephen your witness was being shed, I myself was standing by and approving and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’ (徒7:58; 徒8:1; 徒26:10; 羅1:32; 启2:13)21And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’” (徒2:39; 徒9:15)
Paul and the Roman Tribune
22Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live.” (徒21:36; 徒25:24)23And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,24the tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this. (徒21:34; 徒22:29; 徒23:10)25But when they had stretched him out for the whips,[4] Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” (徒16:37)26When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”27So the tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.”28The tribune answered, “I bought this citizenship for a large sum.” Paul said, “But I am a citizen by birth.”29So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also was afraid, for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him. (徒16:38; 徒21:33; 徒22:24; 徒23:27)
Paul Before the Council
30But on the next day, desiring to know the real reason why he was being accused by the Jews, he unbound him and commanded the chief priests and all the council to meet, and he brought Paul down and set him before them. (徒22:24; 徒23:28)