Actes 22:17

17 De retour à Jérusalem, comme je priais dans le temple, je fus ravi en extase,

Actes 22:17 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 22:17

And it came to pass, that when I was come again to
Jerusalem
Which was three years after his conversion; for he did not immediately return to Jerusalem, but went into Arabia; and when he returned to Damascus, which was three years after he came to Jerusalem; see ( Galatians 1:17 Galatians 1:18 )

even while I prayed in the temple;
the temple was an house of prayer; hither persons resorted for that purpose; and as the apostle had been used to it, he continued this custom, and during the time of prayer he fell into an ecstasy:

I was in a trance:
and knew not whether he was in the body, or out of the body: whether this was the time he refers to in ( 2 Corinthians 12:2 ) is not certain, though probable.

Actes 22:17 In-Context

15 car tu lui serviras de témoin, auprès de tous les hommes, des choses que tu as vues et entendues.

16 Et maintenant, que tardes-tu? Lève-toi, sois baptisé, et lavé de tes péchés, en invoquant le nom du Seigneur.

17 De retour à Jérusalem, comme je priais dans le temple, je fus ravi en extase,

18 et je vis le Seigneur qui me disait: Hâte-toi, et sors promptement de Jérusalem, parce qu'ils ne recevront pas ton témoignage sur moi.

19 Et je dis: Seigneur, ils savent eux-mêmes que je faisais mettre en prison et battre de verges dans les synagogues ceux qui croyaient en toi,