Focused Passage

Acts 22:17-21

Paul’s Defense: Christ Appears, Sends, and Preserves His Witness

Paul addresses the Jerusalem crowd, recounts his Jewish formation, persecution of the Way, encounter with the risen Jesus, baptism, temple vision, and commission to the Gentiles; the crowd rejects his Gentile mission, and Paul is protected from flogging by his Roman citizenship.

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

18and 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.

20And 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.’

21Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 17

Original words

LaterδέG1161Conjunction-ἘγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular[when] IμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singularhad returnedὑποστρέψαντιG5290Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingulartoεἰςG1519PrepositionJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμG2419Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction-μουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singularwas prayingπροσευχομένουG4336Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine SingularatἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingulartempleἱερῷG2411Noun - Dative Neuter SingularIμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularfellγενέσθαιG1096Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddleintoἐνG1722Prepositiona tranceἐκστάσειG1611Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 18

Original words

andκαὶG2532ConjunctionsawἰδεῖνG3708Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active[the Lord]αὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularsayingλέγοντάG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singularto meμοιG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularHurryΣπεῦσονG4692Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionLeaveἔξελθεG1831Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular. . .ἐξG1537PrepositionJerusalemἸερουσαλήμG2419Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularvvvἐνG1722PrepositionquicklyτάχειG5034Noun - Dative Neuter SingularbecauseδιότιG1360ConjunctionvvvοὐG3756Adverb[the people here] will not acceptπαραδέξονταίG3858Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person PluralyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingulartestimonyμαρτυρίανG3141Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionMeἐμοῦG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Literally saw Him
Verse 19

Original words

LordΚύριεG2962Noun - Vocative Masculine SingularIΚἀγὼG2504Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularansweredεἶπονG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularvvvαὐτοὶG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralthey know very wellἐπίστανταιG1987Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person PluralthatὅτιG3754Conjunctionin oneκατὰG2596PrepositionsynagogueσυναγωγὰςG4864Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralafter anotherτὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularvvvἤμηνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person SingularimprisonedφυλακίζωνG5439Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionbeatδέρωνG1194Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singularthose whoτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralbelievedπιστεύονταςG4100Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralinἐπὶG1909PrepositionYouσέG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular
Verse 20

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionwhenὅτεG3753AdverbtheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularbloodαἷμαG129Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof YourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularwitnessμάρτυρόςG3144Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStephenΣτεφάνουG4736Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwas shedἐξεχύννετοG1632Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionIαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularvvvἤμηνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singularstood thereἐφεστὼςG2186Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularvvvκαὶG2532Conjunctiongiving my approvalσυνευδοκῶνG4909Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionwatching overφυλάσσωνG5442Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingulartheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralgarmentsἱμάτιαG2440Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof those whoτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralkilledἀναιρούντωνG337Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluralhimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Or martyr
Verse 21

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe saidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρόςG4314PrepositionmeμεG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularGoΠορεύουG4198Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Singular-ὅτιG3754ConjunctionIἐγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singularwill sendἐξαποστελῶG1821Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularyouσεG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singularfar awayμακρὰνG3112Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingulartoεἰςG1519Preposition[the] GentilesἔθνηG1484Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural

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