Acts 22:21

21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”

Acts 22:21 in Other Translations

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

21 And he said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"

21 “But the Lord said to me, ‘Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles!’ ”

21 "But he said, 'Don't argue. Go. I'm sending you on a long journey to outsider Gentiles.'"

21 "Then He said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.' "

Acts 22:21 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 22:21

And he said unto me, depart
At once from Jerusalem, and out of the land of Judea:

for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles;
to the nations afar off, even as far as Illyricum, Pannonia, or Hungary, where the apostle went and preached, ( Romans 15:19 ) and so by a divine mission and commission he became the apostle of the Gentiles, and preached the Gospel among them with great success, to the conversion of many thousands of them, and to the planting of many churches in the midst of them.

Acts 22:21 In-Context

19 “ ‘Lord,’ I replied, ‘these people know that I went from one synagogue to another to imprison and beat those who believe in you.

20 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.’

21 “Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”

22 The crowd listened to Paul until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He’s not fit to live!”

23 As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and flinging dust into the air,

Cross References

• 1. S Acts 9:15; S Acts 13:46