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Acts 22:21–23

21 “And He said to me, Go! For I will send you far away ato the Gentiles.’ ”

22 They listened to him up to this statement, and then they raised their voices and said, “aAway with such a fellow from the earth, for bhe should not be allowed to live!”

23 And as they were crying out and athrowing off their cloaks and btossing dust into the air,

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Acts 22:21–23 — The New International Version (NIV)

21 “Then the Lord said to me, Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”

22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He’s not fit to live!”

23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,

Acts 22:21–23 — English Standard Version (ESV)

21 And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”

22 Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live.” 23 And as they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,

Acts 22:21–23 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

21 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,

Acts 22:21–23 — New Living Translation (NLT)

21 “But the Lord said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles!’ ”

22 The crowd listened until Paul said that word. Then they all began to shout, “Away with such a fellow! He isn’t fit to live!” 23 They yelled, threw off their coats, and tossed handfuls of dust into the air.

Acts 22:21–23 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

21 Then He said to me, Depart, for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”

22 And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, “Away with such a fellow from the earth, for he is not fit to live!” 23 Then, as they cried out and tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air,

Acts 22:21–23 — New Century Version (NCV)

21 But the Lord said to me, ‘Leave now. I will send you far away to the other nations.’ 

22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they began shouting, “Get rid of him! He doesn’t deserve to live!” 23 They shouted, threw off their coats, and threw dust into the air.

Acts 22:21–23 — American Standard Version (ASV)

21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

22 And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, 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 threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,

Acts 22:21–23 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

21 And he said to me, Go, for I will send thee to the nations afar off.

22 And they heard him until this word, and lifted up their voice, saying, Away with such a one as that from the earth, for it was not fit he should live. 23 And as they were crying, and throwing away their clothes, and casting dust into the air,

Acts 22:21–23 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

21 “But the Lord told me, ‘Go! I’ll send you on a mission. You’ll go far away to people who aren’t Jewish.’ ” 

22 Up to that point the mob listened. Then they began to shout, “Kill him! The world doesn’t need a man like this. He shouldn’t have been allowed to live this long!” 

23 The mob was yelling, taking off their coats, and throwing dirt into the air.

Acts 22:21–23 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

22 They listened to him up to this word. Then they raised their voices, shouting, “Wipe this person off the earth—it’s a disgrace for him to live!”

23 As they were yelling and flinging aside their robes and throwing dust into the air,

Acts 22:21–23 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

21 Then he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’

22 Up to this point they listened to him, but then they shouted, “Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live.” 23 And while they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and tossing dust into the air,

Acts 22:21–23 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

21 And he said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles!’ ”

22 Now they were listening to him until this word, and they raised their voices, saying, “Away with such a man from the earth! For it is not fitting for him to live!” 23 And while they were screaming and throwing off their cloaks and throwing dust into the air,

Acts 22:21–23 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go. I will send you far away to people who are not Jews.’ ”

22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they shouted, “Kill him! He isn’t fit to live!”

23 They shouted and threw off their coats. They threw dust into the air.


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