"And they gave him audience unto this word, and {then} lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a {fellow} from t…" — Acts 22:22

Acts 22:22 · KJV

“And they gave him audience unto this word, and {then} lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a {fellow} from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.”

— Acts 22:22

Verse 21

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

Verse 23

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

Acts 22 — Context

And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

And they gave him audience unto this word, and {then} lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a {fellow} from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

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

The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

Cross References

Acts 25:24

And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and {also} here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

Acts 21:36

For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.

Luke 23:18

And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this {man}, and release unto us Barabbas:

Acts 7:54-57

When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with {their} teeth.

John 19:15

But they cried out, Away with {him}, away with {him}, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.