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The power to endure false accusations (21:17-36)

6. How did James and the elders try to help Paul overcome the accusations of the opposers? (21:22-
24)

7. Did James’ plan work, on what charges did the Jews capture Paul? (21:27-29)

8. What did the Jews plan against Paul, and how did they fail? (21:31-36)

The power to testify in the face of opposition (21:37-23:11)

9. What could have been Paul’s purpose in giving his testimony/Defense? (22:1, 2)

10. Why does Paul begin his defense by telling his past? (22:3-8)

11. What led to Paul’s change in what he previously believed about Jesus and how is he using that
here? (22:9, 10)

12. How do we know that Paul was not hallucinating about what he claimed to have seen? (22:11-
13)

13. How important was the information from Ananias? (22:14, 15)

14. Based on the reference given, some people claim that baptism washes away sins, how can you
explain baptism in connection to sin as discussed in this section? (22:16)

15. Based on our study, why was Paul’s ministry so much focused on Gentiles? (22:21)

16. Though at the end they called for Paul’s death, what did Paul achieve in giving his defense?
(22:22)

17. When is our conscience reliable? (23:1)

18 Of the eight given, list four possibilities why Paul failed to know that the man who instructed to
beat him was the high priest? 23:4-5

19. How did Paul come out clean of the Sanhedrin trial? (23:6-10)

The power to persevere through suffering (23:11-35)

20. In all his discouraging times, what kept Paul going forward? (23:11)

21. How serious were Paul’s enemies? (23:12-15)

22. How did Paul know about the plot to kill him? (23:16-22)

23. How does the commander react in providing protection to Paul? (23:23,24)

24. What problem do we find with the content of the commander’s letter to Felix, and what do we
learn from it? (23:25-35)

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