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Acts 22:21-23
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Acts 22:21-23
EasyEnglish Bible
21 But the Lord said to me, “Go! I will now send you a long way away. You must go to the Gentiles and tell them my message.” ’
The people in the crowd become very angry with Paul
22 The people listened carefully to Paul until he spoke about the Gentiles. Then they began to shout loudly, ‘Take him away! Kill him! It is not right that he should live any longer!’
23 While they were shouting this, they were taking off their coats. They also threw dirt from the ground up into the air.[a]
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- 22:23 The Jews did this when someone had said bad things about God. They thought that Paul had done that, so they were very angry.
Acts 22:21-23
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Acts 22:21-23
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21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”(A)
Paul the Roman Citizen
22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him!(B) He’s not fit to live!”(C)
23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks(D) and flinging dust into the air,(E)
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