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 Living Translation (NLT)For you are to be his witness, telling everyone what you have seen and heard.

Context of Acts 22:15

13came to me; and he stood and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.’ And at that same hour I looked up at him. 14Then 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. For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard. 16And now why are you waiting? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’ 17“Now it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance

Acts 22:15 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• thou shalt beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• witnessμάρτυςmartus · witnessG3144
• untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• of whatὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou hast seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Acts 22:15

• Acts 1:8But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
• Acts 10:39And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree.
• Acts 23:11But the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Be of good cheer, Paul; for as you have testified for Me in Jerusalem, so you must also bear witness at Rome.”
• Acts 26:16But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you.
• Acts 27:24saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar; and indeed God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
• Luke 24:47and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
• John 15:27And you also will bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.
• Acts 4:20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”
• Acts 26:20but declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do works befitting 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
• Ananias (1)
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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