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Acts Chapter 22 verse 21 Holy Bible

ASV Acts 22:21

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.
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BBE Acts 22:21

And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.
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DARBY Acts 22:21

And he said to me, Go, for *I* will send thee to the nations afar off.
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KJV Acts 22:21

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
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WBT Acts 22:21

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WEB Acts 22:21

"He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.'"
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YLT Acts 22:21

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

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 21. - Send thee forth for send thee, A.V. The natural understanding of the preceding dialogue is that Saul, when bid depart quickly out of Jerusalem because the Jews would not receive his testimony, was unwilling to obey, and pleaded that surely the Jews must listen to him and be convinced, since they were well aware how hot and zealous a partisan of the Jews he had been, and must see that nothing but a great miracle could have converted him. It was the argument of a young and impetuous man, with little experience of the headstrong obstinacy of bigoted men. The Lord cut him short with a peremptory "Depart!" but with the gracious addition, "I will send thee unto the Gentiles" - a commission which is more fully given in Acts 26:17, 18, and which was carried out in his whole life.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) I will send thee . . .--It may be noted, in connection with the question discussed in the Note on Acts 22:17, that the words convey the promise of a mission rather than the actual mission itself. The work immediately before him was to depart and wait till the way should be opened to him, and the inward call be confirmed, as in Acts 13:2, by an outward and express command.Far hence unto the Gentiles.--The crowd had listened, impatiently, we may believe, up to this point, as the speaker had once listened to St. Stephen. This, that the Christ should be represented as sending His messenger to the Gentiles, and not to Jews, was more than they could bear.