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Acts 22 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Acts 22, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Acts 22 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
χιλίαρχος chilíarchos G5506 5 captain
Ῥωμαῖος Rhōmaîos G4514 4 Roman, of Rome
Δαμασκός Damaskós G1154 4 Damascus
Σαούλ Saoúl G4549 3 Saul
φωνή phōnḗ G5456 4 noise, sound, voice
πορεύομαι poreúomai G4198 4 depart, go, journey, walk
ἀνήρ anḗr G435 4 fellow, husband, man, sir

How preachers through history handled this text

15 public-domain excerpts on Acts 22, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 5 Matthew Henry 4 Alexander MacLaren 4 Chrysostom 1 John Wesley 1

“The Jews listened to Paul's account of his conversion, but the mention of his being sent to the Gentiles, was so contrary to all their national prejudices, that they would hear no more. Their frantic conduct astonished the Roman officer, who supposed that Paul must have committed some great crime. Paul pleaded his privilege as a Roman citizen, by which he was exempted from all trials and punishments which might force him to confess himself guilty. The manner of his speaking plainly shows what holy security and serenity of mind he enjoyed. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 22:22–40 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Damascus — Acts 22:10
  • Jerusalem — Acts 22:17
  • Cilicia — Acts 22:3

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