New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 22:14
14And he said, ‘1The God of our fathers has 2appointed you to know His will and to 3see the 4Righteous One and to hear an 5utterance from His mouth.
Acts 22:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
- New International Version (NIV)“Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, 'The God of our fathers appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One and to hear a voice from his mouth;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of His mouth.
Context of Acts 22:14
12“A certain Ananias, a man who was devout by the standard of the Law, and well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, 13came to me, and standing near said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very time I looked up at him. And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear an utterance from His mouth. 15For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard. 16Now why do you delay? Get up and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on His name.’
Read all of Acts 22Acts 22:14 word by word
ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν προεχειρίσατό σε γνῶναι τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἰδεῖν τὸν δίκαιον καὶ ἀκοῦσαι φωνὴν ἐκ τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ·Read the interlinear
- And he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- The Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- of our fathersπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- appointedπροχειρίζωprocheirizomai · to appointG4400
- you to knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
- His willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
- seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
- Righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
- and to hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- utteranceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
- from His mouthστόμαstoma · mouthG4750
Cross-references for Acts 22:14
- Acts 3:13The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus, the one whom you delivered and disowned in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release Him.
- Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging Him on a cross.
- Acts 13:17The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great during their stay in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out from it.
- Acts 24:14But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets;
- Exodus 3:13Then Moses said to God, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?”
- Exodus 15:2The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; This is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will extol Him.
- 2 Kings 21:22So he forsook the Lord, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 12:17David went out to meet them, and said to them, “If you come peacefully to me to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and decide.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:18O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, our fathers, preserve this forever in the intentions of the heart of Your people, and direct their heart to You;
- 2 Chronicles 28:25In every city of Judah he made high places to burn incense to other gods, and provoked the Lord, the God of his fathers, to anger.
- 2 Chronicles 30:19everyone who prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though not according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
- Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to adorn the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem,
- Daniel 2:23To You, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, For You have given me wisdom and power; Even now You have made known to me what we requested of You, For You have made known to us the king’s matter.”
- Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;
- Jeremiah 1:5“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”
- John 15:16You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.
Commentaries on Acts 22:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14And see that Just One - The Lord Jesus, called the Just One, in opposition to the Jews, who crucified him as a malefactor: see the note on Acts 7:52. This is an additional proof that Jesus Christ did actually appear unto Saul of Tarsus.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Shouldest know his will - His will in the plan of salvation, and in regard to your future life. And see that Just One - The Messiah. See the notes on Acts 3:14. As Paul was to be an apostle, and as it was the special office of an apostle to bear witness to the person and deeds of the Lord Jesus (see the notes on Acts 1:21-22), it was necessary that he should see him, that thus he might be a competent witness of his resurrection. Shouldest hear the voice…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. 14the Righteous One: See also 3:14; 7:52; 1 John 2:1. Righteousness was a key characteristic of the Messiah (see Isaiah 32:1; 53:11).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
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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
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