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Acts 22:17–18

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17“And it happened that when* I returned to Jerusalem and I was praying in the temple courts,* I was in a trance, 18and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and depart quicklyd from Jerusalem, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’

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Footnotes

  1. *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“returned”) which is understood as temporal
  2. *Here “courts” is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself
  3. dLiterally “with quickness”

In other versions

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.’

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.’

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.’

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.’

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.