KJV King James Version
And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
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Acts 22:21
And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
WEB World English Bible
“He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.’”
ASV American Standard Version
And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.’
Surrounding context — Acts 22
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.
19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and [then] lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a [fellow] from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
23 And as they cried out, and cast off [their] clothes, and threw dust into the air,
24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
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Acts 9:15But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:1 Timothy 2:7Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, [and] lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.Ephesians 3:6-8That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:Galatians 2:7-8But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the circumcision [was] unto Peter;Romans 15:16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.Acts 13:46-47Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.Romans 11:13For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:Galatians 1:15-16But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called [me] by his grace,2 Timothy 1:11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.Romans 1:5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:Acts 26:17-18Delivering thee from the people, and [from] the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,Acts 18:6And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook [his] raiment, and said unto them, Your blood [be] upon your own heads; I [am] clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles.Romans 16:26But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:Acts 13:2As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
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