Acts 21:39-22:1

English Standard Version

³⁹ Paul replied, ^(A)“I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people.” ⁴⁰ And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, ^(B)motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in ^(C)the Hebrew language,^[a] saying:

22 ^(D)“Brothers and fathers, hear the defense that I now make before you.”