Acts 22:23
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New International Version (©2011)
As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,

New Living Translation (©2007)
They yelled, threw off their coats, and tossed handfuls of dust into the air.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And as they were crying out and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
As they were yelling and flinging aside their robes and throwing dust into the air,

International Standard Version (©2012)
While they were yelling, tossing their coats around, and throwing dirt into the air,

NET Bible (©2006)
While they were screaming and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust in the air,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And as they were yelling and throwing off their garments and were casting up dust toward the sky,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
The mob was yelling, taking off their coats, and throwing dirt into the air.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

American King James Version
And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

American Standard Version
And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And as they cried out and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,

Darby Bible Translation
And as they were crying, and throwing away their clothes, and casting dust into the air,

English Revised Version
And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,

Webster's Bible Translation
And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

Weymouth New Testament
And when they continued their furious shouts, throwing their clothes into the air and flinging dust about,

World English Bible
As they cried out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,

Young's Literal Translation
And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

22:22-30 The Jews listened to Paul's account of his conversion, but the mention of his being sent to the Gentiles, was so contrary to all their national prejudices, that they would hear no more. Their frantic conduct astonished the Roman officer, who supposed that Paul must have committed some great crime. Paul pleaded his privilege as a Roman citizen, by which he was exempted from all trials and punishments which might force him to confess himself guilty. The manner of his speaking plainly shows what holy security and serenity of mind he enjoyed. As Paul was a Jew, in low circumstances, the Roman officer questioned how he obtained so valuable a distinction; but the apostle told him he was free born. Let us value that freedom to which all the children of God are born; which no sum of money, however large, can purchase for those who remain unregenerate. This at once put a stop to his trouble. Thus many are kept from evil practices by the fear of man, who would not be held back from them by the fear of God. The apostle asks, simply, Is it lawful? He knew that the God whom he served would support him under all sufferings for his name's sake. But if it were not lawful, the apostle's religion directed him, if possible, to avoid it. He never shrunk from a cross which his Divine Master laid upon his onward road; and he never stept aside out of that road to take one up.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 23. - Threw off their garments for east off their clothes, A.V.; east for threw, A.V. Threw off their garments. Either "wild signs of fury, gestures by which they gave to understand that they would gladly accomplish the cry, 'Away with him from the earth!'" (Lunge), tokens of applause and consent at the sentiment of the cry (see the passages quoted by Kuinoel, Τὴν ἐσθῆτα ἀνασείων ἐκρότει τὸν Προαιρέσιον "The proconsul applauded Proairesius the rhetorician by shaking his purple robe," Eunapius, 'Life of the Emperor Julian;' "The whole theatre raved together, and leaped, and shouted, and threw off their garments (τὰς ἐσθῆτας ἀπεῥῤίπτουν)," Lucian, ' De Salt,'); or (so Meyer) signifying that they were ready to stone the culprit (see ver. 20).

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And as they cried out,.... In this furious manner:

and cast off their clothes; either like madmen, that knew not what they did, or in order to stone him; see Acts 7:57.

and threw dust into the air either with their hands, or by striking the earth, and scraping it with their feet, through indignation and wrath, like persons possessed, or mad.

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Paul the Roman Citizen
22And they gave him audience to 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. 23And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, 24The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know why they cried so against him. …

2 Samuel 16:13 So David and his men continued along the road while Shimei was going along the hillside opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing stones at him and showering him with dirt.
Matthew 4:18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
Acts 7:58 dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile, the witnesses laid their coats at the feet of a young man named Saul.