Early Church
Paul gives his testimony
Paul gives his testimony is dated AD 54. It is told in Acts 21:37–22:29. Paul is part of it.
As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?”
“Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- AD 54
- Traditional reckoning
- AD 54
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
Where: Jerusalem.
Which verses connect to Acts 21:37?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- Matthew 10:18–202 votes
On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles. But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say. …
- Luke 21:152 votes
For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
- Acts 19:302 votes
Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
- Acts 21:192 votes
Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
- Acts 21:342 votes
Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.