Acts 22:17-21

Paul Speaks to the People

¹⁷ _d "When I had returned to Jerusalem and _e was praying in the temple, I fell into _f a trance ¹⁸ and saw him saying to me, _g 'Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.' ¹⁹ And I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another _h I imprisoned and _i beat those who believed in you. ²⁰ And when the blood of Stephen _j your witness was being shed, _k I myself was standing by and _l approving and _k watching over the garments of those who killed him.' ²¹ And he said to me, 'Go, for I will send you _m far away to the Gentiles.'"

1. Cross References
   Acts 9:26
   And when he had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple.
   Acts 26:20
   But declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance.
   
2. Cross References
   Acts 3:1
   Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
   Luke 18:10
   Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
   
3. Cross References
   Acts 10:10
   And he became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while they were preparing it, he fell into a trance
   Acts 11:5
   I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, something like a great sheet descending, being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to me.
   2 Corinthians 12:1 - 4
   I must go on boasting. Though there is nothing to be gained by it, I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord.
   
4. Cross References
   Acts 9:29
   And he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists. But they were seeking to kill him.
   
5. Cross References
   Acts 22:4
   I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women.
   
6. Cross References
   Acts 26:11
   And I punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to make them blaspheme, and in raging fury against them I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
   Matthew 10:17
   Beware of men, for they will deliver you over to courts and flog you in their synagogues.
   
7. Cross References
   Revelation 2:13
   'I know where you dwell, where Satan's throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
   
8. Cross References
   Acts 7:58
   Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
   
9. Cross References
   Acts 7:58
   Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
   
10. Cross References
    Acts 8:1
    And Saul approved of his execution. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church in Jerusalem, and they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.
    Acts 26:10
    And I did so in Jerusalem. I not only locked up many of the saints in prison after receiving authority from the chief priests, but when they were put to death I cast my vote against them.
    Romans 1:32
    Though they know God's decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them.
    
11. Cross References
    Acts 2:39
    For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.
    Acts 9:15
    But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children of Israel.