Acts 22:22

"“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”"

Key Reflection

In Acts 22:22, the voice that Paul hears commands him to leave and be sent to the Gentiles. This command was a pivotal moment in Paul's ministry, signaling his transition from a zealot persecutor of Christians to their apostle to the Gentiles. The cultural context highlights the significant shift in mission scope, as this directive moved Paul beyond the Jewish community to evangelize non-Jewish peoples—a task that would challenge and expand the early Christian church's understanding of its mission.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 22. And they gave him audience. They heard him patiently. Unto this word. The word Gentiles. Away with such a fellow. Greek, Take such a man from the earth; i.e., put him to death. It is language of strong indignation and abhorrence. The reasons of their indignation were not that they supposed that the Gentiles could not be brought into covenant with God, for they would themselves compass sea and land to make one proselyte; but they were, (1.) that they believed that Paul taught that they might be saved without conforming to the law of Moses; and, (2.)

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