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href="/bsb/acts/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/acts/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For you are to be his witness, telling everyone what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />for you will be a witness for him to everyone of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you will be a witness for Him to all people of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For you will be His witness to all men <i>testifying</i> of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />since you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For you will be a witness for Him to all people of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/acts/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You must tell everyone what you have seen and heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will be his witness and will tell everyone what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />For you will be a witness for him to tell everyone what you have seen and heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />because you will be his witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For you will be a witness for him to all people of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For thou shalt be his witness to all men of what thou hast seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For you shall be a witness for Him, to all men, of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />because you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/22.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />For you will be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> because thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men of what thou hast seen and hast heard.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For thou shalt be his witness to all men, of those things which thou hast seen and heard. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For you shall be his witness to all men about those things which you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />for you will be his witness before all to what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for you will be his witness to all the world of what you have seen and heard.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall be a witness for him before all men, of all that you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/22.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And you shall be a witness for him to all people about everything whatsoever you have seen and heard.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/22.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />for you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/22.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />because thou shalt be a witness for Him to all men of those things which thou hast seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/22.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men, of the things which thou hast seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/22.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />that you might testify to all men, what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/22.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />For you shall be a witness for Him, to all men, of what you have seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/22.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />because you shall be a witness for Him, to all men, of what you have seen, and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/22.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />For thou shalt be his witness unto all men, of what thou hast seen and heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/22-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=7481" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/22.htm">Paul's Defense to the Crowd</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear His voice. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: esē (V-FIM-2S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">You will be</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3144.htm" title="3144: martys (N-NMS) -- A witness (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case); by analogy, a martyr.">witness</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantas (Adj-AMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">everyone</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpous (N-AMP) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being."></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hōn (RelPro-GNP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">of what</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: heōrakas (V-RIA-2S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">you have seen</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: ēkousas (V-AIA-2S) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">heard.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">16</span>And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a></span><br />But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a></span><br />“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-16.htm">Acts 26:16-18</a></span><br />‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you. / I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them / to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a></span><br />Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/24-47.htm">Luke 24:47-48</a></span><br />and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. / You are witnesses of these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-27.htm">John 15:27</a></span><br />And you also must testify, because you have been with Me from the beginning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/1-1.htm">1 John 1:1-3</a></span><br />That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life. / And this is the life that was revealed; we have seen it and testified to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us. / We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-11.htm">2 Timothy 1:11</a></span><br />to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-5.htm">Romans 1:5</a></span><br />Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Galatians 1:15-16</a></span><br />But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased / to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-10.htm">Isaiah 43:10</a></span><br />“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7-8</a></span><br />But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. / Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/2-3.htm">Ezekiel 2:3-7</a></span><br />“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. / They are obstinate and stubborn children. I am sending you to them, and you are to say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ / And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8-9</a></span><br />Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” / And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/4-12.htm">Exodus 4:12</a></span><br />Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For you shall be his witness to all men of what you have seen and heard.</p><p class="hdg">thou shalt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8,22</a></b></br> But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/10-39.htm">Acts 10:39-41</a></b></br> And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/23-11.htm">Acts 23:11</a></b></br> And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.</p><p class="hdg">of.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/4-20.htm">Acts 4:20</a></b></br> For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Acts 26:20</a></b></br> But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and <i>then</i> to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/22-9.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/acts/22-9.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/acts/22-12.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/28-27.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/acts/22-22.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/acts/22-20.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/22-1.htm">Paul declares how he was converted to the faith,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/22-17.htm">and called to his apostleship.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/22-22.htm">At the very mentioning of the Gentiles the people exclaim on him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/22-24.htm">He would have been scourged;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/22-25.htm">but claiming the privilege of a Roman, he escapes.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You will be His witness</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine commissioning, similar to the call of prophets in the Old Testament, such as Isaiah (<a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a>) and Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a>). The role of a witness in biblical terms is to testify to the truth, often in the face of opposition. This aligns with Jesus' instructions in <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a>, where He tells His disciples they will be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. The concept of being a witness is central to the mission of the early church and reflects the Great Commission in <a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>.<p><b>to everyone</b><br>The inclusivity of "everyone" underscores the universal scope of the Gospel message. This reflects the breaking down of barriers between Jews and Gentiles, a theme prevalent in the New Testament (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>). It also aligns with the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>, where the servant of the Lord is made a light for the nations. The early church, as seen in Acts, was marked by its outreach beyond Jewish communities, fulfilling the promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed through his seed (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>).<p><b>of what you have seen and heard</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the personal experience and testimony of the apostle Paul. His encounter with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus (<a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Acts 9:3-6</a>) is a pivotal moment that transformed him from a persecutor of Christians to a proponent of the faith. The emphasis on "seen and heard" highlights the importance of firsthand experience in the apostolic witness, similar to the apostles who were eyewitnesses of Jesus' ministry (1 <a href="/john/1.htm">John 1:1-3</a>). This personal testimony is crucial for the authenticity and authority of the message being proclaimed.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul (formerly Saul of Tarsus)</a></b><br>A Pharisee and persecutor of Christians who experienced a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus. He became a prominent apostle and missionary.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ananias.htm">Ananias</a></b><br>A devout man according to the law, who was sent by God to restore Paul's sight and deliver God's message to him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city where Paul is giving his defense before the Jewish crowd, recounting his conversion and calling.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a></b><br>The city where Paul was headed to persecute Christians before his encounter with Jesus and subsequent conversion.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jewish_crowd.htm">The Jewish Crowd</a></b><br>The audience in Jerusalem listening to Paul's defense, many of whom were skeptical or hostile towards his message.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_witness.htm">The Call to Witness</a></b><br>Every believer is called to be a witness of Christ, sharing what they have seen and heard in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_testimony_as_a_powerful_tool.htm">Personal Testimony as a Powerful Tool</a></b><br>Like Paul, our personal experiences with Christ can be a compelling testimony to others, demonstrating the transformative power of the Gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_calling.htm">Obedience to God's Calling</a></b><br>Paul's immediate response to God's call serves as a model for us to follow God's direction without hesitation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_the_gospel.htm">The Universality of the Gospel</a></b><br>The message of Christ is for everyone, regardless of background or past actions, as demonstrated by Paul's mission to all people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_the_face_of_opposition.htm">Courage in the Face of Opposition</a></b><br>Paul’s boldness in sharing his testimony, even in hostile environments, encourages us to stand firm in our faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_acts_and_paul's_letters_differ.htm">Why does the Book of Acts contradict Paul's letters in describing his conversion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jesus_christ.htm">Who is Jesus Christ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_reveal_to_few,_not_all,_in_john_17_6.htm">In John 17:6, why would an omnipresent God reveal Himself only to a select few, rather than all people globally?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'confess'_mean_in_romans_10_9.htm">How can we publicize His deeds effectively?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt be his witness.</span>--This mission, identical with that which had been assigned to the Twelve (<a href="/acts/1-8.htm" title="But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come on you: and you shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and to the uttermost part of the earth.">Acts 1:8</a>), virtually placed the persecutor on a level with them, and was equivalent to his appointment as an Apostle.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - A <span class="accented">witness for him</span> for <span class="accented">his witness</span>, A.V. <span class="cmt_word">A witness</span>. An essential attribute of an apostle (see <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8, 22</a>, notes). <span class="cmt_word">Seen and heard</span> (comp. <a href="/1_john/1-1.htm">1 John 1:1-3</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/22-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">You will be</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔσῃ</span> <span class="translit">(esē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">witness</span><br /><span class="grk">μάρτυς</span> <span class="translit">(martys)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3144.htm">Strong's 3144: </a> </span><span class="str2">A witness (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case); by analogy, a 'martyr'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">πρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(pros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> </span><span class="str2">To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντας</span> <span class="translit">(pantas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">men</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀνθρώπους</span> <span class="translit">(anthrōpous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of what</span><br /><span class="grk">ὧν</span> <span class="translit">(hōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have seen</span><br /><span class="grk">ἑώρακας</span> <span class="translit">(heōrakas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">heard.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἤκουσας</span> <span class="translit">(ēkousas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/22-15.htm">Acts 22:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/22-15.htm">Acts 22:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/22-15.htm">Acts 22:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/22-15.htm">Acts 22:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/22-15.htm">Acts 22:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/22-15.htm">Acts 22:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/22-15.htm">Acts 22:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/22-15.htm">Acts 22:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/22-15.htm">Acts 22:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/22-15.htm">Acts 22:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/22-15.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 22:15 For you will be a witness (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/22-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 22:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 22:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/22-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 22:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 22:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>