Acts 22 Bible Study Questions

Questions for Acts chapter 22 Bible study

Who are "they" (Acts 22:2) and who is "he" (Acts 22:2)?

Why did the crowd of Jews keep "all the more silent" (Acts 22:2)?

Why would that silence them?

Where was Paul born and raised?

Who is "Gamaliel" (Acts 22:3)?

What did it mean to be "brought up ... at the feet of Gamaliel" (Acts 22:3)?

Why did Paul bring up his educational pedigree?

Why does Paul say that he was "zealous toward God as you all are today" (Acts 22:3)?

With whom could they verify Paul's statements?

Why does this sound familiar?

What is Paul describing above?

Isn't personal testimony of how we met Jesus personal?

With whom should personal testimony be shared?

How did you meet Jesus?

From where did Paul return to Jerusalem?

In his trance in the temple of Jerusalem, did Paul only hear the Lord?

How did the unbelievers who heard Paul's testimony about Jesus react?

How do unbelievers typically react today when we share with them our testimony about Jesus?

Why?

Is it true that Paul had consented to the murder of Stephen?

Why did Paul respond to the Lord as above?

Was his response justified?

What did the Jews have against "the gentiles" (Acts 22:21)?

How did they express their displeasure at Paul?

What is surprising about the timing of their eruption?

What is the "scourge" (Acts 22:25) that wasn't lawful for a Roman to suffer?

What did being scourged with the Roman flagellum involve?

Why did the Roman commander want to scourge Paul?

Was that legal?

How did a person become a "Roman" (Acts 22:27) citizen?

Why did the Roman commander volunteer to Paul, "With a large sum I obtained this citizenship" (Acts 22:28)?

Why did those who were about to examine Paul "immediately" (Acts 22:29) withdraw from him?

Why was the Roman commander "afraid" (Acts 22:29)?

Where was Paul taken "the next day" (Acts 22:30)?

Whom did the Roman commander order to gather?

Why?