Acts 22:17

World English Bible (2000)

"It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

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  • 2 Cor 12:1-4 : 1 It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I don't know, or whether out of the body, I don't know; God knows), such a one caught up into the third heaven. 3 I know such a man (whether in the body, or outside of the body, I don't know; God knows), 4 how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.
  • Gal 1:18 : 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
  • Rev 1:10 : 10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet
  • Acts 9:26-28 : 26 When Saul had come to Jerusalem, he tried to join himself to the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. 27 But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus. 28 He was with them entering into Jerusalem,
  • Acts 10:9-9 : 9 Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon. 10 He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.
  • Acts 26:20 : 20 but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.

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  • Acts 22:6-11
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    6It happened that, as I made my journey, and came close to Damascus, about noon, suddenly there shone from the sky a great light around me.

    7I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'

    8I answered, 'Who are you, Lord?' He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you persecute.'

    9"Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn't understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

    10I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.'

    11When I couldn't see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of those who were with me, I came into Damascus.

  • Acts 11:5-6
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    5"I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

    6When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.

  • Acts 22:18-21
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    18and saw him saying to me, 'Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.'

    19I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who believed in you.

    20When the blood of Stephen, your witness, was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'

    21"He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.'"

  • Acts 22:13
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    13came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' In that very hour I looked up at him.

  • Acts 22:15-16
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    15For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.

    16Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'

  • Acts 26:12-17
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    12"Whereupon as I traveled to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests,

    13at noon, O king, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.

    14When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

    15"I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.

    16But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you;

    17delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

  • Acts 26:21
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    21For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple, and tried to kill me.

  • Acts 9:3-4
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    3As he traveled, it happened that he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

    4He fell on the earth, and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"

  • Acts 9:11-12
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    11The Lord said to him, "Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judah for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus. For behold, he is praying,

    12and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight."

  • Acts 26:19
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    19"Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

  • Acts 20:22
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    22Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;

  • Acts 10:9-10
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    9Now on the next day as they were on their journey, and got close to the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray at about noon.

    10He became hungry and desired to eat, but while they were preparing, he fell into a trance.

  • Acts 24:11
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    11seeing that you can recognize that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.

  • Acts 24:17-18
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    17Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

    18amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.

  • Acts 9:6
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    6But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

  • Acts 9:17-18
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    17Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

    18Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he received his sight. He arose and was baptized.

  • Acts 20:19
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    19serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;

  • Gal 1:17-18
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    17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.

    18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.

  • Acts 10:30
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    30Cornelius said, "Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour, and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

  • Acts 11:10-11
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    10This was done three times, and all were drawn up again into heaven.

    11Behold, immediately three men stood before the house where I was, having been sent from Caesarea to me.

  • Acts 22:2
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    2When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

  • Acts 9:28
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    28He was with them entering into Jerusalem,

  • 2 Cor 12:1-2
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    1It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

    2I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago (whether in the body, I don't know, or whether out of the body, I don't know; God knows), such a one caught up into the third heaven.

  • Acts 21:29
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    29For they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

  • Acts 22:4
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    4I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

  • Acts 10:16
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    16This was done three times, and immediately the vessel was received up into heaven.

  • Gal 1:13
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    13For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it.