Act 22:4 | RWP | e4.org | And I ( ος ). I who , literally. This Way ( ταυτην την οδον ). The very term used for Christianity by Luke concerning Paul's persecution ( ), which see. Here it "avoids any irritating name for the Christian body" (Furneaux) by using this Jewish terminology. Unto the death ( αχρ θανατου ). Unto death, actual death of many as shows. Both men and women ( ανδρας τε κα γυναικας ). Paul felt ashamed of this fact and it was undoubtedly in his mind when he pictured his former state as "a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious ( ), the first of sinners" ( ). But it showed the lengths to which Paul went in his zeal for Judaism.

‏ Acts 22:4

And I ( ος ).

I who, literally.

This Way ( ταυτην την οδον ). The very term used for Christianity by Luke concerning Paul's persecution (9:2), which see. Here it "avoids any irritating name for the Christian body" (Furneaux) by using this Jewish terminology.

Unto the death ( αχρ θανατου ). Unto death, actual death of many as 26:10 shows.

Both men and women ( ανδρας τε κα γυναικας ). Paul felt ashamed of this fact and it was undoubtedly in his mind when he pictured his former state as "a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious (1Ti 1:13), the first of sinners" (1Ti 1:15). But it showed the lengths to which Paul went in his zeal for Judaism.