Acts 22:18

¹⁸וְרָאִיתִי אוֹתוֹ אוֹמֵר אֵלַי, ''''הִזְדָּרֵז וְצֵא מַהֵר מִירוּשָׁלַיִם, כִּי לֹא יְקַבְּלוּ אֶת עֵדוּתְךָ עָלַי.''''

In Acts 22, Paul stands on the steps of the Antonia Fortress in Jerusalem and delivers his defense to a hostile Jewish crowd. Speaking in Aramaic, he recounts his former life as a zealous Pharisee, his dramatic encounter with the risen Christ on the Damascus road, and his commission