使徒行伝 22:10-22 JC

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:15

For thou shalt be his witness unto all men ,.... Gentiles as well as Jews, an eye and an ear witness to them; of what thou hast seen and heard ; as that he saw him personally and alive, and so could witness to the truth of his resurrection; for after he had been seen by all the apostles, he was last of all seen of Paul; and also, that he heard him and received from him the Gospel, and a mission and commission to preach it; for what he preached he did not receive of man, nor was he taught... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:16

And now why tarriest thou ?.... Though it might not be the apostle's case, yet it is often the case of many, to procrastinate and delay obedience to the commands of Christ, and particularly to the ordinance of baptism: the reasons of which delay are, the strength of their corruptions, and the weakness of their graces, which cause them to question whether they have any interest in Christ; as also fears of falling away, and so of dishonouring Christ, his Gospel, and ordinance: and in some the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:17

And it came to pass, that when I was come again to Jerusalem ,.... Which was three years after his conversion; for he did not immediately return to Jerusalem, but went into Arabia; and when he returned to Damascus, which was three years after he came to Jerusalem; see Galatians 1:17 even while I prayed in the temple ; the temple was an house of prayer; hither persons resorted for that purpose; and as the apostle had been used to it, he continued this custom, and during the time of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:18

And I saw him saying unto me ,.... That is, the Lord Jesus Christ, that just One, whom he had seen in his way to Damascus, and whose voice he had heard, and whose name he had called upon at his baptism: make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem : not because his life was in danger, but because Christ had work for him to do elsewhere, which required haste; and that he might not continue here useless and unprofitable, as he would have been, had he staid; for they will not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:19

And I said, Lord, they know, that I imprisoned ,.... Men and women, that made a profession of the Christian religion, Acts 8:3 and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee ; in Jerusalem there were many synagogues, and in these scourging and beating of offenders were used; See Gill on Matthew 10:17 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:20

And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed ,.... Stephen was a martyr for Christ, both by confession with his mouth, and by the effusion of his blood; he was the proto-martyr, or "the first martyr" that suffered for Christ; and there are copies, as one of Stephens's, and the Complutensian edition, which so read in this place; his blood was shed by stoning: I also was standing by ; to see the inhuman action performed; nor was he an idle and indifferent spectator: and consenting... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:21

And he said unto me, depart ,.... At once from Jerusalem, and out of the land of Judea: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles ; to the nations afar off, even as far as Illyricum, Pannonia, or Hungary, where the apostle went and preached, Romans 15:19 and so by a divine mission and commission he became the apostle of the Gentiles, and preached the Gospel among them with great success, to the conversion of many thousands of them, and to the planting of many churches in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:22

And they gave him audience unto this word ..... The Ethiopic version reads, "and I heard him so speaking unto me"; as if it was to be understood of the apostle hearing Christ speaking to him concerning his mission to the Gentiles; whereas the words refer to the Jews attending quietly to the apostle, till he came to that part of his oration. They heard him patiently, and did not offer to molest him, or hinder his speaking, and being heard, till he came to mention his mission to the Gentiles:... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 22:6-13

As I made my journey, etc. - See the whole of this account, and all the particular circumstances, considered at large in the notes on Acts 9:1 ; (note), etc., and the observations at the conclusion of that chapter. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 22:14

And see that Just One - The Lord Jesus, called the Just One, in opposition to the Jews, who crucified him as a malefactor: see the note on Acts 7:52 . This is an additional proof that Jesus Christ did actually appear unto Saul of Tarsus. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 22:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 22:6-13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 22:14

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