Acts 22:22They 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!"
The setting
Jerusalem temple steps, ~58 AD. A Jewish crowd explodes in homicidal rage the instant Paul mentions Gentiles in Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: murderous rage triggered by theological inclusion
The original word
airate (αἴρατε) — 'lift him up' on a cross, the same word used for Jesus's crucifixion
Why it matters
The crowd went from listening quietly to demanding execution in one sentence — all over the word 'Gentiles'
Read with care
What most readers miss in Acts 22:22
They were literally calling for crucifixion — the same death they gave Jesus
Common misconceptionPeople think this was about Paul personally. It was actually about God including people they thought should be excluded.
Bible Genome reading
Acts 22:22 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Acts 22:22 comes from the book of Acts, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to crowd. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include rejection, hostility. Notable phrases: Rid the earth.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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