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Acts 22:18

Jerusalem

16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’

17 Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance

and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’

19 ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.

20 And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’

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BSB
and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’
KJV
And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
WEB
and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’
ASV
and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.
DARBY
and saw him saying to me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
BLB
and saw Him saying to me, ‘Make haste and go forth with speed out of Jerusalem, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.’
ÅB
og jeg så ham, og jeg hørte ham si til meg: Skynd deg og gå i hast ut av Jerusalem! for de kommer ikke til å ta imot ditt vitnesbyrd om meg.
OTB
og jeg så ham si til meg: ‘Skynd deg og forlat Jerusalem raskt, for de vil ikke akseptere ditt vitnesbyrd om meg.’
B1930
og jeg så ham, og jeg hørte ham si til mig: Skynd dig og gå i hast ut av Jerusalem! for de kommer ikke til å ta imot ditt vidnesbyrd om mig.

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Cross references

  • Acts 9:29

    He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.

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  • Matthew 10:14

    And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.

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  • Ezekiel 3:6–7

    not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

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  • Luke 21:21

    Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city.

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  • Acts 3:19

    Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away,

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  • Matthew 10:23

    When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

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