¹⁷And it came to pass, that, ^gwhen I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in ^ha trance; ¹⁸And ⁱsaw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: ^kfor they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. ¹⁹And I said, Lord, they know that ^lI imprisoned and ^mbeat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: ²⁰And when the blood of thy ⁿmartyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and ^oconsenting unto his death, and ^pkept the raiment of them that slew him. ²¹And he said unto me, Depart: ^qfor I will send thee ^rfar hence unto the Gentiles.

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Footnotes

gch. 9:26. 2 Cor. 12:2?
hch. 10:10. & 11:5. Comp. 2 Cor. 12:1–4.
iver. 14.
kComp. ch. 9:29.
lSee ver. 4.
mch. 26:11. So Matt. 10:17.
n Rev. 2:13 (Engl.).
och. 8:1. See Rom. 1:32 marg. So ch. 26:10.
pch. 7:58.
qch. 26:17. See ch. 9:15. & 28:28.
rSee ch. 2:39.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance and saw him saying to me, ‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. And when the blood of Stephen your witness was being shed, I myself was standing by and approving and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’ And he said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’

“ ‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison and beat those who believe in you. And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance and saw him telling me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’

“But I said, ‘Lord, they know that in synagogue after synagogue I had those who believed in you imprisoned and beaten. And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I stood there giving approval and guarding the clothes of those who killed him.’

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

NLTNew Living Translation

“After I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple and fell into a trance. I saw a vision of Jesus saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem, for the people here won’t accept your testimony about me.’

“ ‘But Lord,’ I argued, ‘they certainly know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believed in you. And I was in complete agreement when your witness Stephen was killed. I stood by and kept the coats they took off when they stoned him.’

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“And it happened that when I returned to Jerusalem and I was praying in the temple courts, I was in a trance, and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and depart quickly from Jerusalem, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’ And I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that from synagogue to synagogue I was imprisoning and beating those who believed in you. And when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I myself also was standing near and was approving, and was guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.’ And he said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles!’ ”