¹²And ^pone Ananias, a ^qdevout man according to the law, ^rhaving a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, ¹³^sCame unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. ¹⁴And he said, ^tThe God of our fathers hath ^uchosen thee, that thou shouldest ^wknow his will, and ^xsee that ^yJust One, and shouldest ^zhear the voice of his mouth. ¹⁵For thou shalt be his ^awitness ^bunto all men of what ^cthou hast seen and heard. ¹⁶And now why tarriest thou? arise, and ^dbe baptized, and ^ewash away thy sins, ^fcalling on the name of the Lord.

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Footnotes

pch. 9:10.
qSee ch. 10:2.
rSee ch. 6:3.
sch. 9:17, 18.
tch. 3:13. & 5:30.
uch. 26:16 (Gk.).
wComp. John 7:17.
xver. 18. ch. 23:11. 1 Cor. 9:1. & 15:8.
ySee ch. 3:14.
ach. 26:16.
bch. 23:11.
cch. 26:16.
dch. 9:18.
e Ps. 51:2. Heb. 10:22. So ch. 2:38.
fSee ch. 9:14.

Cross references

z 1 Cor. 11:23. Gal. 1:12.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that very hour I received my sight and saw him. And he said, ‘The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth; for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard. And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“A man named Ananias came to see me. He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there. He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.

“Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth. You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard. And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Someone named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, who had a good reputation with all the Jews living there, came and stood by me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.’ And in that very hour I looked up and saw him. And he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the words from his mouth, since you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard. And now, why are you delaying? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.’

NLTNew Living Translation

A man named Ananias lived there. He was a godly man, deeply devoted to the law, and well regarded by all the Jews of Damascus. He came and stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.’ And that very moment I could see him!

“Then he told me, ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and hear him speak. For you are to be his witness, telling everyone what you have seen and heard. What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there, came to me and stood by me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!’ And at that same time I looked up at him and saw him. And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth, because you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard. And now why are you delaying? Get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name!’