Acts 22:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.”

Acts 22:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 22:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 22:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.”

Acts 22:3 — World English Bible

Acts 22:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day:”

Acts 22:3 — American Standard Version

Acts 22:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactitude of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all ye are to-day.”

Acts 22:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 22:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to [the] exactness of the law of [our] fathers, being zealous for God, as ye are all this day;”

Acts 22:3 — Darby Translation

Acts 22:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I am verely a man, which am a Iew, borne in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought vp in this citie at the feete of Gamaliel, and instructed according to the perfect maner of the Lawe of the Fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.”

Acts 22:3 — Geneva Bible

Acts 22:3 in Context — Acts 22

1 Hommes frères et pères, écoutez ce que j’ai maintenant à vous dire pour ma défense!

2 Lorsqu’ils entendirent qu’il leur parlait en langue hébraïque, ils redoublèrent de silence. Et Paul dit:

3 je suis Juif, né à Tarse en Cilicie; mais j’ai été élevé dans cette ville-ci, et instruit aux pieds de Gamaliel dans la connaissance exacte de la loi de nos pères, étant plein de zèle pour Dieu, comme vous l’êtes tous aujourd’hui.

4 J’ai persécuté à mort cette doctrine, liant et mettant en prison hommes et femmes.

5 Le souverain sacrificateur et tout le collège des anciens m’en sont témoins. J’ai même reçu d’eux des lettres pour les frères de Damas, où je me rendis afin d’amener liés à Jérusalem ceux qui se trouvaient là et de les faire punir.

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