Acts 22:12

Ananias

¹⁰ Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’

¹¹ Because the brilliance of the light had blinded me, my companions led me by the hand into Damascus.

There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,

¹³ came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him.

¹⁴ Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
KJV: And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
WEB: “One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
ASV: And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there,
DARBY: And a certain Ananias, a pious man according to the law, borne witness to by all the Jews who dwelt [there],
BLB: And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, being testified to by all the Jews dwelling [there],

ÅB: Og en som hette Ananias, en gudfryktig mann etter loven, med godt vitnesbyrd av alle jøder som bodde der,
OTB: «Nå kom en viss Ananias, en mann som var from etter lovens standarder og godt omtalt av alle jødene som bodde der,
B1930: Og en som hette Ananias, en gudfryktig mann efter loven, med godt vidnesbyrd av alle jøder som bodde der,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 10:22
“Cornelius the centurion has sent us,” they said. “He is a righteous and God-fearing man with a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation. A holy angel instructed him to request your presence in his home so he could hear a message from you.”
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Acts 6:3
Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will appoint this responsibility to them
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3 John 1:12
Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also testify for him, and you know that our testimony is true.
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Acts 17:4
Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with a large number of God-fearing Greeks and quite a few leading women.
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2 Corinthians 6:8
through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;
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1 Timothy 3:7
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
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Acts 9:10–18
In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
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Acts 8:2
God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
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