Acts 22:23

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,”

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BSBPD

“As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 22:23 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 16:13So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David.
  2. Ecclesiastes 10:3Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
  3. Acts 7:53you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
  4. Acts 7:58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
  5. Acts 26:11I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

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