Acts 22:21
19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
20 And 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.
And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
22 And 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.
23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
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
- Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
- KJV
- And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
- WEB
- “He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”
- ASV
- And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.
- DARBY
- And he said to me, Go, for *I* will send thee to the nations afar off.
- BLB
- And He said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
- ÅB
- Og han sa til meg: Dra ut! for jeg vil sende deg ut til hedningefolk langt borte.
- OTB
- Da sa han til meg: ‘Gå! For jeg sender deg langt bort til hedningene.’
- B1930
- Og han sa til mig: Dra ut! for jeg vil sende dig ut til hedningefolk langt borte.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 9:15
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Read in context1 Timothy 2:7
Where unto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
Read in contextEphesians 3:6–8
That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
Read in contextRomans 15:16
That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.
Read in contextGalatians 2:7–8
But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter;
Read in contextRomans 11:13
For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
Read in contextActs 13:46–47
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Read in contextGalatians 1:15–16
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
Read in context