Acts 22:21

But Jesus said to me ‘Go; for I will send you to the Gentiles far away’.”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

20and, when the blood of your martyr, Stephen, was being shed, I was myself standing by, approving of his death, and took charge of the clothes of those who were murdering him.’

22Up to this point the people had been listening to Paul, but at these words they called out, “Kill him! A fellow like this ought not to have been allowed to live!”

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Cross References

Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to uphold my name before the Gentiles and their kings, and the people of Israel.

Acts 13:46Then Paul and Barnabas spoke out fearlessly, and said: “It was necessary that the message of God should be told to you first; but, since you reject it and reckon yourselves not worthy of the eternal life – we turn to the Gentiles!

Acts 26:17since I am choosing you out from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you,

Romans 11:13But I am speaking to you who were Gentiles.

Romans 16:26and, in obedience to the command of the immortal God, made known through the writings of the prophets to all nations, to secure submission to the faith –

Galatians 2:7On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the good news for the Gentiles, just as Peter had been for the Jews.

Matthew Henry on Acts 22:4-22

Paul's First Defence. 3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. 4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. 5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to… Read the whole commentary →

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