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Acts 22 Bible study: Brothers and fathers, listen

Paul began his defense with the words Stephen began with, "Brothers and fathers" (7:2, 22:1), and they listened as he told of the light, the voice and "I am Jesus of Nazareth" (22:8), until he told them what he was told in the temple: "Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles." (22:21).

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“For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.”
Acts 22:15 · World English Bible

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"Brothers and fathers"

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Paul is standing on the stairs, and "When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying," (21:40). His first words are "Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you." (22:1) (tap defense). "When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet." (22:2). Here is what almost everyone misses: Stephen's speech began with the same words. Stephen said, "Brothers and fathers, listen." (7:2). In the WEB these are the only two verses with the words Brothers and fathers, and in the Greek the same five words open both speeches. Later in this one, Paul speaks of Stephen by name (22:20). These notes set the two openings side by side, and say nothing of why, and nothing more of Stephen's words.

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The Greek word behind it

ἀπολογίαapologiasay ap-ol-og-EE-ah

Thayer: "verbal defense, speech in defense". "Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you." (22:1): behind defense is this noun. Acts has it twice (counted in RP2018); the other is in Festus's words, "has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him" (25:16). What Paul calls his defense here is the telling that follows (22:3-21).

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Acts 22 Bible study questions

  1. 1When Paul made his defense (22:1), he told what happened to him on the road and after (22:6-16). If someone asked you how you came to be where you are with Jesus today, what would you tell them?
  2. 2"What shall I do, Lord?" (22:10). What would you most like to ask the Lord about the week ahead?
  3. 3"you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard" (22:15). What have you seen and heard that you could tell someone else this week?

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Last reviewed October 7, 2026. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. Hebrew and Greek words are checked against the original-language texts and public-domain lexicons. What we believe · Favor home