# Acts 21:39

> But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”

— Acts 21:39, Berean Standard Bible

## On the map

- **Tarsus** (Cilicia · today Tarsus) — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/tarsus
- **Cilicia** — https://scriptoria.digital/en/atlas/cilicia

## When

- c. AD 57 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The arrest in Jerusalem, counted forward from the third journey.

## Who ruled

- **Nero**, emperor of Rome, AD 54-68 · Source: Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54

## See also

- Acts 22:3 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/22/3
- Acts 9:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/9/11
- Acts 6:9 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/6/9
- Acts 23:27 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/23/27

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/21/39
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/21
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).