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Acts 22:3-16 NWT
3 "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but educated in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strictness of the ancestral Law, being zealous for God just as all of you are this day. 4 And I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and handing over to prisons both men and women, 5 as both the high priest and all the assembly of older men can bear me witness. From them I also procured letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to bring also those who were there bound to Jerusalem to be punished. 6 "But as I was journeying and drawing close to Damascus, about midday, suddenly out of heaven a great light flashed all around me, 7 and I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?' 8 I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' And he said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.' 9 Now the men that were with me beheld, indeed, the light but did not hear the voice of the one speaking to me. 10 At that I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Rise, go your way into Damascus, and there you will be told about everything it is appointed for you to do.' 11 But as I could not see anything for the glory of that light, I arrived in Damascus, being led by the hand of those who were with me. 12 "Now Ananias, a certain man reverent according to the Law, well reported on by all the Jews dwelling there, 13 came to me and, standing by me, he said to me, 'Saul, brother, have your sight again!' And I looked up at him that very hour. 14 He said, 'The God of our forefathers has chosen you to come to know his will and to see the righteous One and to hear the voice of his mouth, 15 because you are to be a witness for him to all men of things you have seen and heard. 16 And now why are you delaying? Rise, get baptized and wash your sins away by your calling upon his name.'
Acts 22:3-16 ALT
(3) "_I_ indeed am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but having been brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been educated according to the exactness of the ancestral Law, being a zealot for God, just as _you*_ all are today;
(4) [I] who persecuted this Way to death, binding and handing over to prisons both men and women,
(5) as also the high priest testifies to me, and all the council of the elders; from whom also having received letters to the brothers, I began traveling to Damascus to bring even the ones being there having been bound to Jerusalem, so that they should be punished.
(6) "But it happened to me, as I [was] traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon, suddenly a great light out of heaven [or, the sky] flashed around me.
(7) "And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
(8) "So _I_ answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, '_I_ am Jesus the Nazarene, whom _you_ are persecuting.'
(9) "Now the ones being with me indeed saw the light and became terrified, but they did not hear the voice of the One speaking to me.
(10) "So I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' Then the Lord said to me, 'Having gotten up, be going into Damascus, and there it will be told to you concerning all [things] which have been appointed for you to do.'
(11) "Now when I was not seeing clearly because of the glory of that light, being led by the hand by the ones being with me, I came to Damascus.
(12) "Then a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, being testified to [or, well-spoken of] by all the Jews living [there],
(13) having come to me and having stood by [me], said to me, 'Saul, brother, regain [your] sight!' And at that very hour [or, moment] I looked up at him [or, I regained [my] sight [and saw] him]!
(14) "Then he said, 'The God of our fathers hand-picked you beforehand to know His will and to see the Righteous [One] and to hear a voice from His mouth.
(15) 'For you will be His witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.
(16) 'And now, why are you delaying? Having gotten up, get yourself baptized, and get yourself washed [or, purified] [of] your sins by you yourself calling on the name of the Lord.' [cp. Acts 2:21]
Acts 22:3-16 BBE
(3) I am a Jew of Tarsus in Cilicia by birth, but I had my education in this town at the feet of Gamaliel, being trained in the keeping of every detail of the law of our fathers; given up to the cause of God with all my heart, as you are today.
(4) And I made attacks on this Way, even to death, taking men and women and putting them in prison.
(5) Of which the high priest will be a witness, and all the rulers, from whom I had letters to the brothers; and I went into Damascus, to take those who were there as prisoners to Jerusalem for punishment.
(6) And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.
(7) And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?
(8) And I, answering, said, Who are you; Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are attacking.
(9) And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.
(10) And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.
(11) And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.
(12) And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,
(13) Came to my side and said, Brother Saul, let your eyes be open. And in that very hour I was able to see him.
(14) And he said, You have been marked out by the God of our fathers to have knowledge of his purpose, and to see the Upright One and to give ear to the words of his mouth.
(15) For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears.
(16) And now, why are you waiting? get up, and have baptism, for the washing away of your sins, giving worship to his name.
Acts 22:3-16 CEV
(3) I am a Jew, born and raised in the city of Tarsus in Cilicia. I was a student of Gamaliel and was taught to follow every single law of our ancestors. In fact, I was just as eager to obey God as any of you are today.
(4) I made trouble for everyone who followed the Lord's Way, and I even had some of them killed. I had others arrested and put in jail. I didn't care if they were men or women.
(5) The high priest and all the council members can tell you that this is true. They even gave me letters to the Jewish leaders in Damascus, so that I could arrest people there and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
(6) One day about noon I was getting close to Damascus, when a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.
(7) I fell to the ground and heard a voice asking, "Saul, Saul, why are you so cruel to me?"
(8) "Who are you?" I answered. The Lord replied, "I am Jesus from Nazareth! I am the one you are so cruel to."
(9) The men who were traveling with me saw the light, but did not hear the voice.
(10) I asked, "Lord, what do you want me to do?" Then he told me, "Get up and go to Damascus. When you get there, you will be told what to do."
(11) The light had been so bright that I couldn't see. And the other men had to lead me by the hand to Damascus.
(12) In that city there was a man named Ananias, who faithfully obeyed the Law of Moses and was well liked by all the Jewish people living there.
(13) He came to me and said, "Saul, my friend, you can now see again!" At once I could see.
(14) Then Ananias told me, "The God that our ancestors worshiped has chosen you to know what he wants done. He has chosen you to see the One Who Obeys God and to hear his voice.
(15) You must tell everyone what you have seen and heard.
(16) What are you waiting for? Get up! Be baptized, and wash away your sins by praying to the Lord."
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ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation