Acts 22:13

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
came and stood by me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.’ And in that very hour I looked up and saw him.

King James Version (1611)
Came vnto me, and stood, & said vnto me, Brother Saul, receiue thy sight. And the same houre I looked vp vpon him.

King James Version
Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

English Standard Version
came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.' And at that very hour I received my sight and saw him.

New American Standard Bible
came to me, and standing nearby he said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' And at that very moment I looked up at him.

New Century Version
He stood by me and said, ‘Brother Saul, see again!' Immediately I was able to see him.

Amplified Bible
came to [see] me, and standing near, he said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' And at that very moment I [recovered my sight and] looked up at him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
came to me, and standing near said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' And at that very time I looked up at him.

Legacy Standard Bible
came to me, and standing near, said to me, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!' And at that very hour I regained my sight and saw him.

Berean Standard Bible
came and stood beside me. 'Brother Saul,' he said, 'receive your sight.' And at that moment I could see him.

Contemporary English Version
He came to me and said, "Saul, my friend, you can now see again!" At once I could see.

Complete Jewish Bible
came to me, stood by me and said, ‘Brother Sha'ul, see again!' And at that very moment, I recovered my sight and saw him.

Darby Translation
coming to me and standing by me, said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And *I*, in the same hour, received my sight and saw him.

Easy-to-Read Version
He came to me and said, ‘Saul, my brother, look up and see again!' Immediately I was able to see him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Came vnto me, and stoode, and sayd vnto me, Brother Saul, receiue thy sight: and that same houre I looked vpon him.

George Lamsa Translation
Came to me and said, My brother Saul, receive your sight. And instantly my eyes were opened and I looked upon him.

Good News Translation
He came to me, stood by me, and said, ‘Brother Saul, see again!' At that very moment I saw again and looked at him.

Lexham English Bible
came to me and stood by me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!' And at that same time I looked up at him and saw him.

Literal Translation
coming to me and standing by, he said to me, Brother Saul, look up. And in the same hour I looked up on him.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
Came to my side and said, Brother Saul, let your eyes be open. And in that very hour I was able to see him.

Hebrew Names Version
came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Sha'ul, receive your sight!' In that very hour I looked up at him.

International Standard Version
came to me. He stood beside me and said, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' At that moment I could see him.

Etheridge Translation
came to me, and said to me, Shaol, my brother, open thine eyes. And in a moment my eyes were opened, and I beheld him.

Murdock Translation
And he said to me: My brother Saul ! open thine eyes. And instantly my eyes were opened; and I looked upon him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Came vnto me, and stoode, and sayde vnto me: Brother Saul, receaue thy syght. And the same houre I [receaued my syght, and] sawe hym.

English Revised Version
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.

World English Bible
came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight!' In that very hour I looked up at him.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there, Coming to me, stood and said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

Weymouth's New Testament
came to me and standing at my side said, "`Brother Saul, recover your sight.' "I instantly regained my sight and looked up at him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
cam to me, and stood niy, and seide to me, Saul, brother, biholde. And Y in the same our biheelde in to hym.

Update Bible Version
came to me, and standing by me said to me, Brother Saul, receive your sight. And in that very hour I looked up on him.

Webster's Bible Translation
Came to me, and stood, and said to me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

New English Translation
came to me and stood beside me and said to me, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!' And at that very moment I looked up and saw him.

New King James Version
came to me; and he stood and said to me, "Brother Saul, receive your sight.' And at that same hour I looked up at him.

New Living Translation
He came and stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight.' And that very moment I could see him!

New Life Bible
He came and stood near me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight.' At once I was able to see him.

New Revised Standard
came to me; and standing beside me, he said, ‘Brother Saul, regain your sight!' In that very hour I regained my sight and saw him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
coming unto me, and standing over me, said - Saul, brother! look up. And, I, in that very hour, looked up on him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Coming to me and standing by me, said to me: Brother Saul, look up. And I, the same hour, looked upon him.

Revised Standard Version
came to me, and standing by me said to me, 'Brother Saul, receive your sight.' And in that very hour I received my sight and saw him.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
came vnto me and stode and sayd vnto me: Brother Saul loke vp. And that same houre I receaved my sight and sawe him.

Young's Literal Translation
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;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the same came, and stepte vnto me, and sayde: Brother Saul, loke vp. And I loked vp vpon him the same houre.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and being introduc'd, he said, brother Saul, receive thy sight. and instantly I saw him.

Simplified Cowboy Version
He was a popular fellow there. When he came up to me, he said, 'Open your eyes and see for the first time.' And right then, my vision returned.

Contextual Overview

³ The next day, determined to get to the root of the trouble and know for sure what was behind the Jewish accusation, the captain released Paul and ordered a meeting of the high priests and the High Council to see what they could make of it. Paul was led in and took his place before them. ⁴"I went after anyone connected with this ‘Way,' went at them hammer and tongs, ready to kill for God. I rounded up men and women right and left and had them thrown in prison. You can ask the Chief Priest or anyone in the High Council to verify this; they all knew me well. Then I went off to our brothers in Damascus, armed with official documents authorizing me to hunt down the followers of Jesus there, arrest them, and bring them back to Jerusalem for sentencing. ⁶"As I arrived on the outskirts of Damascus about noon, a blinding light blazed out of the skies and I fell to the ground, dazed. I heard a voice: ‘Saul, Saul, why are you out to get me?' ⁸"‘Who are you, Master?' I asked. "He said, ‘I am Jesus the Nazarene, the One you're hunting down.' My companions saw the light, but they didn't hear the conversation. ¹⁰"Then I said, ‘What do I do now, Master?' "He said, ‘Get to your feet and enter Damascus. There you'll be told everything that's been set out for you to do.' And so we entered Damascus, but nothing like the entrance I had planned—I was blind as a bat and my companions had to lead me in by the hand. ¹²"And that's when I met Ananias, a man with a sterling reputation in observing our laws—the Jewish community in Damascus is unanimous on that score. He came and put his arm on my shoulder. ‘Look up,' he said. I looked, and found myself looking right into his eyes—I could see again! ¹⁴"Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors has handpicked you to be briefed on his plan of action. You've actually seen the Righteous Innocent and heard him speak. You are to be a key witness to everyone you meet of what you've seen and heard. So what are you waiting for? Get up and get yourself baptized, scrubbed clean of those sins and personally acquainted with God.' ¹⁷"Well, it happened just as Ananias said. After I was back in Jerusalem and praying one day in the Temple, lost in the presence of God, I saw him, saw God's Righteous Innocent, and heard him say to me, ‘Hurry up! Get out of here as quickly as you can. None of the Jews here in Jerusalem are going to accept what you say about me.' ¹⁹"At first I objected: ‘Who has better credentials? They all know how obsessed I was with hunting out those who believed in you, beating them up in the meeting places and throwing them in jail. And when your witness Stephen was murdered, I was right there, holding the coats of the murderers and cheering them on. And now they see me totally converted. What better qualification could I have?' ²¹ "But he said, ‘Don't argue. Go. I'm sending you on a long journey to outsider non-Jews.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Brother: Acts 9:17, Philemon 1:16

Reciprocal: Luke 15:27 - Thy brother Romans 1:1 - Paul

Cross-References

Genesis 22:6
Abraham took the wood for the burnt offering and gave it to Isaac his son to carry. He carried the flint and the knife. The two of them went off together.

Genesis 22:7
Isaac said to Abraham his father, "Father?" "Yes, my son." "We have flint and wood, but where's the sheep for the burnt offering?"

Genesis 22:8
Abraham said, "Son, God will see to it that there's a sheep for the burnt offering." And they kept on walking together.

Genesis 22:9
They arrived at the place to which God had directed him. Abraham built an altar. He laid out the wood. Then he tied up Isaac and laid him on the wood. Abraham reached out and took the knife to kill his son.

Genesis 22:19
Then Abraham went back to his young servants. They got things together and returned to Beersheba. Abraham settled down in Beersheba.

Genesis 22:20
After all this, Abraham got the news: "Your brother Nahor is a father! Milcah has given him children: Uz, his firstborn, his brother Buz, Kemuel (he was the father of Aram), Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel." (Bethuel was the father of Rebekah.) Milcah gave these eight sons to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

1 Corinthians 10:13
No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Came unto me,.... Being at the house of Judas, in that street of Damascus called Straight, Acts 9:11 and stood; at the side of him, or by him, putting his hands on him:

and said unto me, brother Saul; Acts 9:11- :.

receive thy sight, "or look up",

and the same hour I looked up upon him; that is, immediately, directly: for so the phrase, "that same hour", is frequently used by the Jews: the words in Numbers 16:21 "that I may consume them in a moment", are rendered by Onkelos, "that I may consume them in an hour"; for an hour is used for a moment with them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes on Acts 9:17-18.