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Acts 22:18
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and saw the Lord speaking to me.
‘Quick!’
he said.
‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’
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Acts 22:18 in Other Translations
KJV
18
And saw him saying unto me,Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
ESV
18
and saw him saying to me, 'Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'
NLT
18
I saw a vision of Jesus saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem, for the people here won’t accept your testimony about me.’
MSG
18
I saw him, saw God's Righteous Innocent, and heard him say to me, 'Hurry up! Get out of here as quickly as you can. None of the Jews here in Jerusalem are going to accept what you say about me.'
CSB
18
and saw Him telling me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me!'
Acts 22:18 In-Context
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And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized and wash your sins away, calling on his name.’
17
“When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance
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and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’
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“ ‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison and beat those who believe in you.
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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.’
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