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12 (A)“A certain Ananias, a devout observer of the law, and highly spoken of by all the Jews who lived there, 13 came to me and stood there and said, ‘Saul, my brother, regain your sight.’ And at that very moment I regained my sight and saw him. 14 Then he said, ‘The God of our ancestors designated you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the sound of his voice; 15 for you will be his witness[a] before all to what you have seen and heard. 16 Now, why delay? Get up and have yourself baptized and your sins washed away, calling upon his name.’

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Footnotes

  1. 22:15 His witness: like the Galilean followers during the historical ministry of Jesus, Paul too, through his experience of the risen Christ, is to be a witness to the resurrection (compare Acts 1:8; 10:39–41; Lk 24:48).

12 “A man named Ananias came to see me.(A) He was a devout observer of the law and highly respected by all the Jews living there.(B) 13 He stood beside me and said, ‘Brother Saul, receive your sight!’ And at that very moment I was able to see him.

14 “Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors(C) has chosen you to know his will and to see(D) the Righteous One(E) and to hear words from his mouth. 15 You will be his witness(F) to all people of what you have seen(G) and heard. 16 And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized(H) and wash your sins away,(I) calling on his name.’(J)

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