1“Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which…
2When they heard that he spoke to them…
3“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus…
4I persecuted this Way to the death, binding…
5as also the high priest and all the…
6“As I made my journey and came close…
7I fell to the ground and heard a…
8I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said…
9“Those who were with me indeed saw the…
10I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The…
11When I couldn’t see for the glory of…
12“One Ananias, a devout man according to the…
13came to me, and standing by me said…
14He said, ‘The God of our fathers has…
15For you will be a witness for him…
16Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized,…
17“When I had returned to Jerusalem and while…
18and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and…
19I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I…
20When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was…
21“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will…
22They listened to him until he said that;…
23As they cried out, threw off their cloaks,…
24the commanding officer commanded him to be brought…
25When they had tied him up with straps,…
26When the centurion heard it, he went to…
27The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell…
28The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship…
29Immediately those who were about to examine him…
30But on the next day, desiring to know…
