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Acts 22:12

Ananias

10 And 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.

11 And 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.

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

14 And 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.

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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.

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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,

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Cross references

  • Acts 10:22

    And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

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  • Acts 6:3

    Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

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  • 3 John 1:12

    Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.

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  • Acts 17:4

    And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.

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  • 2 Corinthians 6:8

    By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;

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  • 1 Timothy 3:7

    Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

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  • Acts 9:10–18

    And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord.

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  • Acts 8:2

    And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.

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