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Acts 22:2 Cross-References
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“(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)”
Acts 22:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 22:2
He spake in the Hebrew tongue (τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ)—Likely Aramaic, the common language of Palestinian Jews. Paul's linguistic choice was strategic: speaking the people's heart language (not Greek, the empire's lingua franca) immediately established his Jewish credentials and cultural authenticity.They kept the more silence (μᾶλλον παρέσχον ἡσυχίαν)—The verb implies granting or furnishing silence, suggesting the crowd actively chose to listen rather than merely quieting down. Language creates connection; Paul's Aramaic transformed a murderous mob into an attentive audience, if only temporarily...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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