Acts 22:15

15 for ¹you will be a witness for him to everyone of what ²you have seen and heard.

Acts 22:15 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 22:15

For thou shalt be his witness unto all men
Gentiles as well as Jews, an eye and an ear witness to them;

of what thou hast seen and heard;
as that he saw him personally and alive, and so could witness to the truth of his resurrection; for after he had been seen by all the apostles, he was last of all seen of Paul; and also, that he heard him and received from him the Gospel, and a mission and commission to preach it; for what he preached he did not receive of man, nor was he taught it by any, but he had it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

Acts 22:15 In-Context

13 came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' And at that very hour I received my sight and saw him.

14 And he said, 'The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth;

15 for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard.

16 And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.'

17 "When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance

Cross References

• 1. Acts 23:11
• 2. ver. 14; Acts 4:20