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Paul Defense of His Heritage and Ministry
After gaining the silence of the crowd Paul defended himself by showing that he was a good Jew. He addresses them as friends and leaders and asks them to listen to what he has to say (v. 1). When the crowd heard Paul speak to them in Aramaic, they became even quieter (v. 2). He u …

Paul’s Salvation Testimony
Paul gives his personal testimony of the appearance of the Lord to him on the road to Damascus (vv. 6-7). So far as we know he had never known Jesus in the flesh. His first glimpse of Him was a blinding vision from heaven, and this became the driving, motivating force of his life …

The Jewish Crowd’s Prejudice Against Gentiles
Immediately after his conversion Paul had gone to Arabia. From there he had returned to Damascus, he had run into opposition, escaped from his enemies, and made a brief visit to Jerusalem. It was probably at this time that he had the experience he is now describing to the c …

Paul–A Roman Citizen
The crowd listened until Paul made this last statement (v. 22). Then they started shouting, “Get rid of this man! He doesn’t deserve to live.” For Paul’s sake, it was probably good that the courtyard was paved. Had there been stones lying around the Jews may have …