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21 Then He said to me, ‘Depart, afor I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”  

Paul’s Roman Citizenship

22 And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, a“Away with such a fellow from the earth, for bhe is not fit to live!”  
23 Then, as they cried out and1 tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air,  
24 the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him.
25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, a“Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”  
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Acts 22:23

Cast off their clothes - Their outer garments. Probably they did it now intending to stone him, Acts 7:58.

And threw dust into the air - As expressive of them abhorrence and indignation. This was a striking exhibition of rage and malice. Paul was guarded by Roman soldiers so that they could not injure him; and their only way of expressing their wrath was by menaces and threats, and by these tokens of furious indignation. Thus, Shimei expressed his indignation against David by cursing him, throwing stones at him, and casting dust, II Samuel 16:13.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Acts 22:23:

Matthew 23:34
Ephesians 3:1

 

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