Acts 22:18-21

18 and saw the Lord speaking to me. ‘Quick!’ he said. ‘Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not accept your testimony about me.’

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^[a] 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.’ ”

Cross References

• 1. ver 4; S Acts 8:3
• 2. S Matthew 10:17
• 3. Acts 7:57-60; Acts 8:1
• 4. S Acts 9:15; S Acts 13:46

Footnotes

• [a] Or "witness"