Acts · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Acts 22 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Hermanos y padres, escuchen ahora mi defensa ante ustedes.
1 “Brothers and fathers, listen to the defense which I now make to you.”
2 Cuando oyeron que les hablaba en lengua hebrea, guardaron más silencio. Entonces Pablo dijo:
2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,
3 Yo soy judío, nacido en Tarso de Cilicia, pero criado en esta ciudad. Fui instruido a los pies de Gamaliel conforme a la estricta Ley de nuestros padres, y era celoso por Dios, como todos ustedes lo son hoy.
3 “I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
4 Perseguí este Camino hasta la muerte, arrestando y metiendo en la cárcel a hombres y mujeres.
4 I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women,
5 De esto me son testigos el sumo sacerdote y todos los ancianos. De ellos recibí cartas para los hermanos, y fui a Damasco para traer presos a Jerusalén a los que estaban allí, para que fueran castigados.
5 as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
6 Pero sucedió que, mientras iba de camino y me acercaba a Damasco, como al mediodía, de repente una gran luz del cielo brilló alrededor de mí.
6 “As I made my journey and came close to Damascus, about noon suddenly a great light shone around me from the sky.
7 Caí al suelo y oí una voz que me decía: Saulo, Saulo, ¿por qué me persigues?
7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8 Yo respondí: ¿Quién eres, Señor? Él me dijo: Yo soy Jesús de Nazaret, a quien tú persigues.
8 I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.’
9 Los que estaban conmigo vieron la luz y tuvieron miedo, pero no entendieron la voz del que me hablaba.
9 “Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.
10 Entonces dije: ¿Qué haré, Señor? El Señor me dijo: Levántate y ve a Damasco. Allí se te dirá todo lo que se ha ordenado que hagas.
10 I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’
11 Como yo no podía ver a causa del resplandor de aquella luz, los que estaban conmigo me llevaron de la mano, y así llegué a Damasco.
11 When I couldn’t see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12 Entonces vino a mí un hombre llamado Ananías, piadoso según la Ley y de buen testimonio entre todos los judíos que vivían allí.
12 “One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
13 Él se puso junto a mí y me dijo: Hermano Saulo, recibe la vista. Y en ese mismo momento lo pude ver.
13 came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him.
14 Él dijo: El Dios de nuestros padres te ha escogido para que conozcas su voluntad, veas al Justo y oigas la voz de su boca.
14 He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
15 Porque serás testigo suyo ante todos los hombres de lo que has visto y oído.
15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
16 Ahora, ¿por qué te detienes? Levántate, sé bautizado y lava tus pecados, invocando su nombre.
16 Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
17 Cuando regresé a Jerusalén, mientras oraba en el templo, caí en éxtasis
17 “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance
18 y vi al Señor, que me decía: Apresúrate y sal pronto de Jerusalén, porque no recibirán tu testimonio acerca de mí.
18 and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
19 Yo dije: Señor, ellos saben que yo encarcelaba y azotaba en las sinagogas a los que creían en ti.
19 I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.
20 Y cuando se derramaba la sangre de Esteban, tu testigo, yo también estaba presente, aprobaba su muerte y guardaba la ropa de los que lo mataban.
20 When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.’
21 Pero él me dijo: Ve, porque yo te enviaré lejos, a los gentiles.
21 “He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”
22 Hasta esta palabra lo escucharon. Entonces alzaron la voz y dijeron: ¡Quita de la tierra a tal hombre, porque no conviene que viva!
22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”
23 Mientras ellos gritaban, arrojaban sus mantos y lanzaban polvo al aire,
23 As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,
24 el comandante mandó que metieran a Pablo en el cuartel. Ordenó que lo interrogaran con azotes, para saber por qué gritaban así contra él.
24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
25 Cuando lo ataron con correas, Pablo dijo al centurión que estaba allí: ¿Les está permitido azotar a un ciudadano romano sin haberlo condenado?
25 When they had tied him up with straps, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
26 Cuando el centurión oyó esto, fue al comandante y le avisó, diciendo: ¿Qué vas a hacer? Porque este hombre es ciudadano romano.
26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
27 Entonces el comandante se acercó y le dijo: Dime, ¿eres ciudadano romano? Pablo respondió: Sí.
27 The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
28 El comandante dijo: Yo compré esta ciudadanía por mucho dinero. Pablo respondió: Pero yo la tengo por nacimiento.
28 The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
29 Entonces los que iban a interrogarlo se apartaron de él enseguida. También el comandante tuvo miedo al saber que Pablo era ciudadano romano, porque lo había encadenado.
29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
30 Al día siguiente, queriendo saber con certeza de qué lo acusaban los judíos, el comandante lo soltó de las cadenas y mandó que se reunieran los principales sacerdotes y todo el concilio. Luego bajó a Pablo y lo puso delante de ellos.
30 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Ananias
A disciple at Damascus whom the Lord sent to lay hands on Saul, restore his sight, and baptize him.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:10; Acts 9:17; Acts 22:12
Gamaliel
A respected Pharisee on the Sanhedrin who counseled leaving the apostles alone; Paul later said he had been educated at his feet.
Cited in the guide: Acts 5:34; Acts 22:3
Places
Tarsus
A wealthy university city in Cilicia and Paul's hometown. He was also a Roman citizen by birth (Acts 22:28), which shaped his missionary strategy and legal appeals.
Cited in the guide: Acts 9:11; Acts 21:39; Acts 22:3
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Acts 7:2; 2 Timothy 4:16; Acts 13:26; Acts 23:6; Acts 23:1
- 2 Acts 21:40
- 3 Philippians 3:5–6; Acts 26:5; Acts 9:11; Acts 5:34; Acts 21:39
- 4 Acts 22:19–20; 1 Timothy 1:13–15; Acts 26:9–11; Acts 8:1–4; 1 Corinthians 15:9
- 5 Acts 9:1–2; Luke 22:66; Acts 5:21; Acts 22:1; Acts 13:26
- 6 Acts 26:12–18; Acts 9:3–8; Revelation 1:16; Genesis 15:2; 2 Samuel 8:6
- 7 Jeremiah 2:9; Matthew 25:45; 1 Timothy 1:13; Genesis 22:1; 1 Samuel 3:10
- 8 Acts 26:9; 1 Samuel 8:7; Matthew 10:40–42; Acts 6:14; Matthew 25:45
- 9 Acts 9:7; Daniel 10:7; Acts 26:13; John 12:29–30
- 10 Acts 16:30; Acts 26:16–18; Acts 22:12–16; Acts 2:37; Psalm 25:8–9
- 11 Acts 9:8–9; Acts 13:11; Isaiah 42:16
- 12 Acts 10:22; Acts 6:3; 3 John 12; Acts 17:4; 2 Corinthians 6:8
- 13 Acts 9:17–18; Philemon 16
- 14 Galatians 1:12; 1 Corinthians 15:8; 1 Corinthians 9:1; Acts 26:16; Acts 9:15
- 15 Acts 23:11; Acts 4:20; John 15:27; Luke 24:47–48; Acts 1:8
- 16 Acts 2:38; Acts 2:21; Titus 3:5; Hebrews 10:22; 1 Corinthians 6:11
- 17 2 Corinthians 12:1–4; Acts 10:9–10; Acts 9:26–28; Acts 26:20; Revelation 1:10
- 18 Acts 9:29; Matthew 10:14; Ezekiel 3:6–7; Luke 21:21; Acts 3:19
- 19 Acts 22:4; Matthew 10:17; Acts 8:3; Acts 9:1; Acts 26:9–12
- 20 Acts 7:58; Acts 8:1; Romans 1:32; Revelation 2:13; Luke 11:48
- 21 Acts 9:15; 1 Timothy 2:7; Ephesians 3:6–8; Romans 15:16; Galatians 2:7–8
- 22 Acts 25:24; Acts 21:36; John 19:15; Luke 23:18; Acts 7:54–57
- 23 2 Samuel 16:13; Ecclesiastes 10:3; Acts 7:58; Acts 26:11; Acts 7:53
- 24 John 19:1; Acts 21:34; Acts 23:10; Acts 21:31–32; Acts 16:22–23
- 25 Acts 16:37; Acts 25:16; Acts 27:43; Acts 22:27–28; Acts 23:17
- 26 Acts 23:27; Acts 22:29
- 29 Acts 21:33; Acts 22:24–26; Hebrews 11:35; Acts 16:38–39
- 30 Acts 23:28; Acts 21:33; Acts 26:29; Acts 21:11; Acts 5:21
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See how he thrusts himself (into danger), I came, he says, after that vision, "to Jerusalem. I was in a trance," etc. Again, this is without witness: but observe, the witness follows from the result. He said, "They will not receive thy testimony:" they did not receive it.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 11 (1889)
… or else, if they do receive all these, they must necessarily admit also that testimony concerning Paul, when he (Luke) tells us that the Lord spoke at first to him from heaven: "Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me? I am Jesus Christ, whom thou persecutest;" and then to Ananias, saying regarding him: "Go thy way; for he is a chosen …