Acts 22:15

Acts 22:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
• New International Version (NIV)You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.
• English Standard Version (ESV)for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.

Context of Acts 22:15

13came and stood beside me. ‘Brother Saul,’ he said, ‘receive your sight.’ And at that moment I could see him. 14Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice. You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard. 16And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’ 17Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance

Acts 22:15 word by word

ὅτι ἔσῃ μάρτυς αὐτῷ πρὸς πάντας ἀνθρώπους ὧν ἑώρακας καὶ ἤκουσας.Read the interlinear

• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• You will beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• witnessμάρτυςmartus · witnessG3144
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• everyoneπᾶςpas · allG3956
• everyoneἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• of whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• you have seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Acts 22:15

• Acts 1:8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
• Acts 10:39We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
• Acts 23:11The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
• Acts 26:16‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
• Acts 27:24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
• Luke 24:47and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
• John 15:27And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
• Acts 4:20For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
• Acts 26:20First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

Commentaries on Acts 22:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Thou shalt be his witness unto all - Thou shalt proclaim Christ crucified, both to Jews and Gentiles.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15For thou shalt be his witness … - As an apostle - to testify to all people that the Messiah has come, that he has died, that he has risen, and that he is the Saviour of the world. Of what thou hast seen and heard - Of the remarkable proof which has been furnished you of the divine mission and character of the Lord Jesus.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 The apostle goes on to relate how he was confirmed in the change he had made. The Lord having chosen the sinner, that he should know his will, he is humbled, enlightened, and brought to the knowledge of Christ and his blessed gospel. Christ is here called that Just One; for he is Jesus Christ the righteous. Those whom God has chosen to know his will, must look to Jesus, for by him God has made known his good-will to us. The great gospel…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-16Ananias: See study note on 9:17.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1513-15. The God of our fathers hath chosen thee--studiously linking the new economy upon the old, as but the sequel of it; both having one glorious Author.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 22:15

• Ananias
• Damascus
• Minister, Christian
• Paul

In the dictionaries

• Antonia
• Apostle
• Hence
• James
• Persecute
• Scourge
• Uncondemned
• Acts of the Apostles
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Commentaries on Acts 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings