Acts 22:21

Acts 22:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
• New International Version (NIV)“Then the Lord said to me, ‘Go; I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”

Context of Acts 22:21

19I replied, ‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you. 20And when the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing nearby, approving, and guarding the cloaks of those who were killing him.’ Then he said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’” 22The crowd was listening to him until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted, “Away with this man from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live!” 23While they were screaming and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust in the air,

Acts 22:21 word by word

καὶ εἶπεν πρός με· πορεύου, ὅτι ἐγὼ εἰς ἔθνη μακρὰν ἐξαποστελῶ σε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• Departπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• will sendἐξαποστέλλωexapostellō · to send out/awayG1821
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• far henceμακράνmakran · farG3112
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484

Cross-references for Acts 22:21

• Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.
• Acts 13:2While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
• Acts 18:6When they opposed him and reviled him, he protested by shaking out his clothes and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!”
• Acts 26:17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you
• Romans 1:5Through him we have received grace and our apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the Gentiles on behalf of his name.
• Romans 11:13Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Seeing that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
• Romans 15:16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• Romans 16:26but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith –
• Galatians 1:15But when the one who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace was pleased
• Galatians 2:7On the contrary, when they saw that I was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised just as Peter was to the circumcised
• Ephesians 3:6namely, that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.
• 1 Timothy 2:7For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle – I am telling the truth; I am not lying – and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
• 2 Timothy 1:11For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher.

Commentaries on Acts 22:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles - This was the particular appointment of St. Paul: he was the apostle of the Gentiles; for, though he preached frequently to the Jews, yet to preach the Gospel to the Gentiles, and to write for the conversion and establishment of the Gentile world, were his peculiar destination. Hence we find him and his companions travelling every where; through Judea, Phoenicia, Arabia, Syria, Cilicia, Pisidia, Lycaonia…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21And he said unto me, Depart - Because the Christians at Jerusalem would not receive him. Far hence - Paul traveled far in the pagan nations. A large part of his ministry was spent in remote countries, and in the most distant regions then known. See Romans 15:19.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. 17-22While Paul was praying in the temple, he saw a vision of Jesus. Jesus told him that the people of Jerusalem would not accept his message. The Lord then sent him to the Gentiles. The crowd’s reaction to this report confirmed this reality (22:22–23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2117-21. it came to pass, &c.--This thrilling dialogue between the glorified Redeemer and his chosen vessel is nowhere else related. when I was come again to Jerusalem--on the occasion mentioned in Ac 9:26-29. while I prayed in the temple--He thus calls their attention to the fact that after his conversion he kept up his connection with the temple as before.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 22:21

• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Temple
• Vision

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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