Acts 22:21 KJV — MannaFest

Acts 22:21

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

KJV

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ASV

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

WEB

Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

YLT

and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.'

DBT

And he said to me, Go, for I will send thee to the nations afar off.

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Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.

Author: Luke, companion of Paul — the 'we' passages begin in 16:10
Date: c. AD 62

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51 verses on the floor

Isaiah 6:8
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.
Acts 9:15
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Matthew 10:5
These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not:
Ephesians 3:3
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
1 Timothy 2:7
Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

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Galled consciences kick at the least touch; and those who are resolved not to be rules by reason commonly resolve not to hear it if they can help it. And the spirit of enmity against the gospel of Christ commonly shows itself in silencing the ministers of Christ and his gospel, and stopping their mouths, as the Jews did Paul's here.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

it came to pass, &c.--This thrilling dialogue between the glorified Redeemer and his chosen vessel is nowhere else related. when I was come again to Jerusalem--on the occasion mentioned in Ac 9:26-29. while I prayed in the temple--He thus calls their attention to the fact that after his conversion he kept up his connection with the temple as before.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

depart for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles--that is, "Enough; thy testimony is not to be thrown away upon Jerusalem; the Gentiles, afar off, are thy peculiar sphere." 22, 23. gave him audience to this word . . . then . . .

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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G311210× in canon G182112× in canon G4198147× in canon G1484161× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

ACT 22:21ACT 9:15 EPH 3:7-8
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ACT 22:21ACT 9:15 ROM 11:13
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ACT 22:211TI 2:7 ACT 9:15
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ACT 22:21ACT 9:15 GAL 1:15-16
ACT 22:211TI 2:7 2TI 1:11
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ACT 22:21ACT 9:15 2TI 4:16-17
ACT 22:21ACT 9:15 ACT 26:17-20
ACT 22:211TI 2:7 ROM 9:1

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