Acts 22:7-26
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 22
7and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ 8And I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.’ 9And those who were with me saw the light, but did not understand the voice of the One who was speaking to me. 10And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told about everything that has been appointed for you to do.’ 11But since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I came into Damascus being led by the hand by those who were with me.
12Now a certain Ananias, a man who was devout by the standard of the Law and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,
13came to me, and standing nearby he said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I looked up at him.
14And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear a message from His mouth.
15For you will be a witness for Him to all people of what you have seen and heard.
16Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins by calling on His name.’
17It happened when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance,
18and I saw Him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.’
19And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves understand that in one synagogue after another I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You.
20And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I also was standing nearby and approving, and watching over the cloaks of those who were killing him.’
21And He said to me, ‘Go! For I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’?'
22They listened to him up to this statement, and then they raised their voices and said, 'Away with such a man from the earth, for he should not be allowed to live!'
23And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
24the commander ordered that he be brought into the barracks, saying that he was to be interrogated by flogging so that he would find out the reason why they were shouting against him that way.
25But when they stretched him out with straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, 'Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?'
26When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and told him, saying, 'What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.'
King James Version
Chapter 22
7And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me 8And I answered, Who art thou, Lord And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. 9And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. 10And I said, What shall I do, Lord And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. 11And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
12And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
13Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
14And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
15For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
16And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
17And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
18And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
19And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
20And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
21And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
22And they gave him audience unto 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 wherefore they cried so against him.
25And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 22
7I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8"I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ "He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.’
9Now those who were with me saw the light, but they did not hear the voice of the one who was speaking to me.
11"Since I couldn’t see because of the brightness of the light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and went into Damascus.
12Someone named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, who had a good reputation with all the Jews living there,
13came and stood by me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.’ And in that very hour I looked up and saw him.
14And he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the words from his mouth,
15since you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.
16And now, why are you delaying? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’
17"After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
18and saw him telling me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’
19"But I said, ‘Lord, they know that in synagogue after synagogue I had those who believed in you imprisoned and beaten.
20And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I stood there giving approval and guarding the clothes of those who killed him.’
23As they were yelling and flinging aside their garments and throwing dust into the air,
24the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, directing that he be interrogated with the scourge to discover the reason they were shouting against him like this.
25As they stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing by, "Is it legal for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen and is uncondemned?"
New Living Translation
Chapter 22
7I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
8‘Who are you, lord?’ I asked. 'And the voice replied, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, the one you are persecuting.’
9The people with me saw the light but didn’t understand the voice speaking to me.
11I was blinded by the intense light and had to be led by the hand to Damascus by my companions.
12A man named Ananias lived there. He was a godly man, deeply devoted to the law, and well regarded by all the Jews of Damascus.
13He came and stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.’ And that very moment I could see him!
14Then he told me, ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and hear him speak.
15For you are to be his witness, telling everyone what you have seen and heard.
16What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.’
17After I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple and fell into a trance.
18I saw a vision of Jesus saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem, for the people here won’t accept your testimony about me.’
19‘But Lord,’ I argued, ‘they certainly know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you.
20And I was in complete agreement when your witness Stephen was killed. I stood by and kept the coats they took off when they stoned him.’
22The crowd listened until Paul said that word. Then they all began to shout, 'Away with such a fellow! He isn’t fit to live!'
23They yelled, threw off their coats, and tossed handfuls of dust into the air.
24The commander brought Paul inside and ordered him lashed with whips to make him confess his crime. He wanted to find out why the crowd had become so furious.
25When they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul said to the officer standing there, 'Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been tried?'
English Standard Version
Chapter 22
7And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ 8And I answered, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ And he said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’ 9Now those who were with me saw the light but did not understand the voice of the one who was speaking to me. 10And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Rise, and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all that is appointed for you to do.’ 11And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me, and came into Damascus.
12"And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there,
13came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that very hour I received my sight and saw him.
14And he said, ‘The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth;
15for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
16And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’
17"When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance
18and saw him saying to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’
19And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you.
20And when the blood of Stephen your witness was being shed, I myself was standing by and approving and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
21And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’"
22Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live."
23And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,
24the tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this.
25But when they had stretched him out for the whips, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, "Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?"
26When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen."
New International Version
Chapter 22
7I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, ‘Saul! Saul! Why do you persecute me?’
8" ‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. " ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting,’ he replied.
9My companions saw the light, but they did not understand the voice of him who was speaking to me.
10" ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ I asked. " ‘Get up,’ the Lord said, ‘and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that you have been assigned to do.’
11My companions led me by the hand into Damascus, because the brilliance of the light had blinded me.
12"A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.
13He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.
14"Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth.
15You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.
16And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’
17"When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
18and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’
19" ‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison and beat those who believe in you.
20And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’
23As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,
24the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks. He directed that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this.
25As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, "Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?"
New King James Version
Chapter 22
7And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’ 8So I answered, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said to me, ‘I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.’
9“And those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they did not hear the voice of Him who spoke to me.
10So I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.’
11And since I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
12“Then a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good testimony with all the Jews who dwelt there,
13came to me; and he stood and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that same hour I looked up at him.
14Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth.
15For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.
16And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’
17“Now it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance
18and saw Him saying to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.’
19So I said, ‘Lord, they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believe on You.
20And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by consenting to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’
21Then He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”
22And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!”
23Then, as they cried out and tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air,
24the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him.
25And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”
