The crowd of Jews remained silent and attentive to his speech until he said this particular word, “Gentile”. This illustrates the attitude of the Jews to people of other nations and their unwillingness to allow foreigners to hear and accept God’s salvation.
Paul was a "free born" Roman citizen - a high status among the Romans.
On this occasion the interests of the Truth were served best by the apostle revealing his status.
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Verse 15Acts 22:15XWaiting for response
Paul is set forth as an example of suffering tribulation, to encourage all disciples of Christ in times of distress 2 Timothy 1:82 Timothy 1:8XWaiting for response