# Acts 22.15 **Book:** [Acts](/codex/acts/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 13. came unto me, and standing by me said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him. 14. And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth. > > **15. For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.** > > 16. And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on his name. 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, (Acts 22:13-17, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 13. came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ In that very hour I looked up at him. 14. He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth. > > **15. For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and heard.** > > 16. Now why do you wait? Arise, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.’ 17. “When I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance, (Acts 22:13-17, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 13. Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. 14. And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. > > **15. For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.** > > 16. And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. 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; (Acts 22:13-17, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 13. having come unto me and stood by [me], said to me, Saul, brother, look up; and I the same hour did look up to him; 14. and he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth, > > **15. because thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard;** > > 16. and now, why tarriest thou? having risen, baptize thyself, and wash away thy sins, calling upon the name of the Lord. 17. 'And it came to pass when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance, (Acts 22:13-17, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from the Resurrection](/codex/argument-from-the-resurrection/), via [Acts 22.3-21](/codex/acts-22-3-21/) - [Argument from Transformed Lives](/codex/argument-from-transformed-lives/), via [Acts 22.1-21](/codex/acts-22-1-21/) **Lexicon:** - [G3144 - martys](/codex/g3144-martys/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.