Acts 22:17-20 in English

¹⁷ And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

¹⁸ and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

²⁰ and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.

¹⁷ And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

¹⁸ And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

²⁰ And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

¹⁷ And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

¹⁸ and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

²⁰ and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting, and keeping the garments of them that slew him.

¹⁷ “Later, I returned to Jerusalem. One day I went to the Temple courtyard. While I was praying there, I saw a vision in which

¹⁸ I saw the Lord speaking to me. He said to me, ‘ Do not stay here! Leave Jerusalem immediately, because the people here will not ◄believe/listen to► what you (sg) tell them about me!’

¹⁹ But I protested and said to him, ‘Lord, they know that I went to many of our meeting houses looking for people who believe in you. I was putting in jail those whom I found who believed in you, and I was even beating them.

²⁰ They remember that when Stephen was killed MTY {when people killed MTY Stephen} because he told people about you, I stood there watching it all and approving what they were doing. I even guarded the outer garments that those who were murdering him had thrown aside. So if I stay here, the fact that I have changed how I think about you will surely impress those leaders of our people.’

¹⁷ “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance

¹⁸ and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’

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

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

¹⁷ “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance

¹⁸ and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’

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

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

¹⁷ “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance

¹⁸ and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’

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

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

¹⁷ And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear,

¹⁸ And I saw him saying to me, Go out of Jerusalem straight away because they will not give hearing to your witness about me.

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they themselves have knowledge that I went through the Synagogues putting in prison and whipping all those who had faith in you:

²⁰ And when Stephen your witness was put to death, I was there, giving approval, and looking after the clothing of those who put him to death.

¹⁷ And it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy,

¹⁸ and saw him saying to me, Make haste and go quickly out of Jerusalem, for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I was imprisoning and beating in every synagogue those that believe on thee;

²⁰ and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was shed, I also myself was standing by and consenting, and kept the clothes of them who killed him.

¹⁷ And it came to pass, when I was come again to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance,

¹⁸ And saw him saying unto me: Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem; because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

¹⁹ And I said: Lord, they know that I cast into prison, and beat in every synagogue, them that believed in thee.

²⁰ And when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I stood by and consented, and kept the garments of them that killed him.

¹⁷ “And it happened to me, having returned to Jerusalem and praying in the temple, that I came to be in a trance,

¹⁸ and saw Him saying to me, ‘Hurry and go out quickly from Jerusalem, for they will not receive your witness about Me.’

¹⁹ And I said, ‘Lord, they know that in every synagogue I was imprisoning and beating those believing on You.

²⁰ And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing by consenting to his murder, and guarding the clothes of those murdering him.’

¹⁷ “Now it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I came to be in a trance

¹⁸ and saw Him saying to me, ‘Hurry up and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive your testimony concerning me.’

¹⁹ So I said: ‘Lord, they know that I used to imprison and beat those believing into you, from one synagogue to another;

²⁰ and when the blood of your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing there and agreeing to his murder, even guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’

¹⁷ I returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance.

¹⁸ I saw a vision of the Lord telling me, ‘Hurry! You need to leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept what you are telling them about me.’

¹⁹ I replied, ‘Lord, they certainly know that I went from synagogue to synagogue, beating and imprisoning those who trusted in you.

²⁰ When Stephen was killed for testifying about you I was standing there in full agreement with those who killed him, holding their coats for them.’

¹⁷ And it came to passe, that when I was come againe to Hierusalem, and prayed in the Temple, I was in a traunce,

¹⁸ And saw him saying vnto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Hierusalem: for they will not receiue thy witnes concerning me.

¹⁹ Then I sayd, Lord, they know that I prisoned, and beat in euery Synagogue them that beleeued in thee.

²⁰ And when the blood of thy martyr Steuen was shed, I also stood by, and consented vnto his death, and kept the clothes of them that slew him.

¹⁷ And it came to pass that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

¹⁸ and saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

²⁰ and when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

¹⁷ And it came to pass after my return to Jerusalem, while I was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance,

¹⁸ and saw him saying to me, Make haste, and go quickly out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue, those that believed in thee;

²⁰ and when the blood of Stephen, thy witness, was shed, I myself was standing by and consenting, and keeping the garments of those who slew him.

¹⁷ After my return to Jerusalem, while I was praying one day in the Temple, I fell into a trance,

¹⁸ and saw Jesus saying to me ‘Make haste and leave Jerusalem at once, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’

¹⁹ ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘these people know that I used to imprison and scourge, in synagogue after synagogue, those who believed in you;

²⁰ and, when the blood of your martyr, Stephen, was being shed, I was myself standing by, approving of his death, and took charge of the clothes of those who were murdering him.’

¹⁷ After my return to Jerusalem, while I was praying one day in the Temple, I fell into a trance,

¹⁸ and saw Jesus saying to me ‘Make haste and leave Jerusalem at once, because they will not accept your testimony about me.’

¹⁹ ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘these people know that I used to imprison and scourge, in synagogue after synagogue, those who believed in you;

²⁰ and, when the blood of your martyr, Stephen, was being shed, I was myself standing by, approving of his death, and took charge of the clothes of those who were murdering him.’

¹⁷ Paul kept talking to that mob. He said, “After that I went back to Jerusalem. One day I went to God’s ceremony house. While I was praying there, I had like a dream.

¹⁸ I saw our leader, Jesus, and he was talking to me. He said, ‘Don’t stay here. Leave Jerusalem now. The people here will not believe anything you tell them about me.’

¹⁹ I said to him, ‘But Sir, they know me. They know I went to a lot of our meeting houses looking for people that believe in you. I grabbed anyone that believed in you and I beat them up and put them in jail.

²⁰ The people here know about Stephen too. He told people about you, and they killed him. And I stood there watching them kill him, and I agreed with them. I even looked after the coats of the men that were killing him. So I reckon these Jerusalem people will not make trouble for me.’

¹⁷ And it fortuned when I was come agayne to Ierusalem and prayde in the temple that I was in a trauce

¹⁸ and sawe him sayinge vnto me. Make haste and get the quickly out of Ierusalem: for they will not receave thy witnes that thou bearest of me.

¹⁹ And I sayde: Lorde they knowe that I presoned and bet in every synagoge them that beleved on the.

²⁰ And when the bloud of thy witnes Steven was sheed I also stode by and consented vnto his deeth and kept the rayment of them that slewe him.

¹⁷ After I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, it happened that I was given a vision.

¹⁸ I saw him say to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about me.'

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

²⁰ When the blood of Stephen your witness was spilled, I also was standing by and agreeing, and I was guarding the cloaks of those who killed him.'

¹⁷ “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance

¹⁸ and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’

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

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

¹⁷ “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance

¹⁸ and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’

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

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

¹⁷ And it came to pass, that when I had come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

¹⁸ And saw him saying to me, Make haste, and depart quickly from Jerusalem; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

²⁰ And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting to his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.

¹⁷ “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance

¹⁸ and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’

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

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

¹⁷ “When I had returned to Jerusalem and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance

¹⁸ and saw him saying to me, ‘Hurry and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not receive testimony concerning me from you.’

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

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

¹⁷ And it was done to me, as I turned again into Jerusalem, and prayed in the temple, that I was made in ravishing of soul,

¹⁸ and I saw him saying to me, Hie thou, and go out fast of Jerusalem, for they shall not receive thy witnessing of me.

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they know, that I was enclosing together in prison, and beating by synagogues them that believed into thee or in thee.

²⁰ And when the blood of Stephen, thy witness, was shed out, I stood nigh, and consented, and kept the clothes of men that slew him.

¹⁷ And it was done to me, as I turned again into Jerusalem (or after I returned to Jerusalem), and prayed in the temple, that I was made in (a) ravishing of (the) soul,

¹⁸ and I saw him saying to me, Hie thou, and go out fast of Jerusalem, for they shall not receive thy witnessing of me. (and I saw him saying to me, Haste thou, and quickly go out of Jerusalem, for they shall not accept thy testimony about me.)

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they know, that I was (en)closing together in prison, and beating by synagogues them that believed into thee or and beating by synagogues them that believed in thee. (And I said, Lord, they know, that I was enclosing in prison, and beating in the synagogues, those who believed in thee.)

²⁰ And when the blood of Stephen, thy witness, was shed out, I stood nigh, and consented, and kept the clothes of (the) men that slew him.

¹⁷ 'And it came to pass when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,

¹⁸ and I saw him saying to me, Haste and go forth in haste out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive thy testimony concerning me;

¹⁹ and I said, Lord, they — they know that I was imprisoning and was scourging in every synagogue those believing on thee;

²⁰ and when the blood of thy witness Stephen was being poured forth, I also was standing by and assenting to his death, and keeping the garments of those putting him to death;