Verse 21
Acts 22:21
Free Bible Version
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The Lord told me, ‘Leave now, for I am sending you far away to the foreigners.’”
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ εἶπεν πρός με· Πορεύου, ὅτι ἐγὼ εἰς ἔθνη μακρὰν ἐξαποστελῶ σε.
English Translation
And he said to me: Go, for I will send you to distant nations.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 22 Context
1
“Brothers and fathers,” he said, “Please listen as I give my defense before you.”
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2
When they heard him speaking to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet.
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3
“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia,” he began. “However, I was brought up here in this city, and...
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4
and I persecuted the people of this Way—having them put to death, and imprisoning both men and women...
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5
As the high priest and the council of the elders can also verify, I received from them letters of au...
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6
At around noon, while I was on my way and approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven...
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7
I fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
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‘Who are you, Lord?’ I answered. ‘I am Yashua (Jesus) of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting,’ he...
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9
Those who were traveling with me did see the light, but they didn't hear the voice that spoke to me.
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10
‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked. The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you'll b...
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11
Since I couldn't see because of the brightness of the light, those who were with me led me by the ha...
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12
There a man called Ananias came to see me. He was a religious man who observed the law, and was high...
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13
He stood in front of me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive back your sight.’ At that very moment I cou...
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14
He told me, ‘The God (Elohim) of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, to see the one who...
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15
You will testify for him to everyone about what you have seen and heard. So what are you waiting for...
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16
Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins as you call on his name.’
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17
I returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance.
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18
I saw a vision of the Lord telling me, ‘Hurry! You need to leave Jerusalem quickly, because they wil...
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19
I replied, ‘Lord, they certainly know that I went from synagogue to synagogue, beating and imprisoni...
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20
When Stephen was killed for testifying about you I was standing there in full agreement with those w...
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21
The Lord told me, ‘Leave now, for I am sending you far away to the foreigners.’”
22
Up until this point they had listened to what he was saying, but then they started shouting, “Get ri...
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23
The commander ordered Paul brought into the fortress, and gave orders for him to be interrogated by...
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24
As they stretched him out and tied him down to flog him, Paul asked the centurion standing there, “I...
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25
When the centurion heard what Paul said, he went to the commander and asked him, “What are you doing...
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26
The commander came, and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” Paul replied, “Yes I am.”
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“I paid a lot of money to buy Roman citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Pa...
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28
Those who were about to interrogate Paul left immediately. The commander was worried when he found o...
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The next day, wanting to find out the reason why the Jews were accusing Paul, he had him released an...
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