Acts 22:17

Easy-to-Read Version

"Later, I came back to Jerusalem. I was praying in the Temple area, and I saw a vision.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance

King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe, that when I was come againe to Hierusalem, euen while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance,

King James Version
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;

English Standard Version
"When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance

New American Standard Bible
"It happened when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance,

New Century Version
"Later, when I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple, and I saw a vision.

Amplified Bible
"Then it happened when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple [enclosure], that I fell into a trance (vision);

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"It happened when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance,

Legacy Standard Bible
"Now it happened when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance,

Berean Standard Bible
Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance,

Contemporary English Version
After this I returned to Jerusalem and went to the temple to pray. There I had a vision

Complete Jewish Bible
"After I had returned to Yerushalayim, it happened that as I was praying in the Temple, I went into a trance,

Darby Translation
And it came to pass when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I became in ecstasy,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And it came to passe, that when I was come againe to Hierusalem, and prayed in the Temple, I was in a traunce,

George Lamsa Translation
And it came to pass that when I returned here to Jerusalem and while praying in the temple,

Good News Translation
"I went back to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the Temple, I had a vision,

Lexham English Bible
"And it happened that when I returned to Jerusalem and I was praying in the temple courts, I was in a trance,

Literal Translation
And it happened to me, returning to Jerusalem and praying in the temple: I became in an ecstasy,

American Standard Version
And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

Bible in Basic English
And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear,

Hebrew Names Version
"It happened that, when I had returned to Yerushalayim, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

International Standard Version
"Then I returned to Jerusalem. While I was praying in the temple, I fell into a tranceActs 9:26; 2 Corinthians 12:2;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And being returned, I came hither to Urishlem. And I prayed in the temple.

Murdock Translation
And I returned and came hither to Jerusalem. And I prayed in the temple.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it came to passe, that whe I was come agayne to Hierusalem, and prayed in the temple, I was in a traunce,

English Revised Version
And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

World English Bible
It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And when I was returned to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple,

Weymouth's New Testament
"After my return to Jerusalem, and while praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it was don to me, as Y turnede ayen in to Jerusalem, and preyede in the temple, that Y was maad in rauysching of soule,

Update Bible Version
And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass, that when I had come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

New English Translation
When I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance

New King James Version
"Now it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance

New Living Translation
"After I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple and fell into a trance.

New Life Bible
"I came back to Jerusalem. When I was praying in the house of God, I had a dream.

New Revised Standard
"After I had returned to Jerusalem and while I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when had returned unto Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I came to be in a trance,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass, when I was come again to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance,

Revised Standard Version
"When I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And it fortuned when I was come agayne to Ierusalem and prayde in the teple yt I was in a trauce

Young's Literal Translation
`And it came to pass when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But it fortuned, that whan I was come agayne to Ierusale, and prayed in the temple, I was in a traunce,

Mace New Testament (1729)
at length being return'd to Jerusalem, one day as I was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance.

THE MESSAGE
"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.'

Simplified Cowboy Version
"I did all that and then returned to Jerusalem. One day I was praying in the Big Church and fell into some sort of trance.

Contextual Overview

³ "I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in the country of Cilicia. I grew up in this city. I was a student of Gamaliel, who carefully taught me everything about the law of our fathers. I was very serious about serving God, the same as all of you here today. ⁴ I persecuted the people who followed the Way. Some of them were killed because of me. I arrested men and women and put them in jail. ⁵ "The high priest and the whole council of older Jewish leaders can tell you that this is true. One time these leaders gave me some letters. The letters were to the Jewish brothers in the city of Damascus. I was going there to arrest the followers of Jesus and bring them back to Jerusalem for punishment. ⁶ "But something happened to me on my way to Damascus. It was about noon when I came close to Damascus. Suddenly a bright light from heaven shined all around me. ⁷ I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?' ⁸ "I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?' The voice said, ‘I am Jesus from Nazareth, the one you are persecuting.' ⁹ The men who were with me did not understand the voice, but they saw the light. ¹⁰ "I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord answered, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that I have planned for you to do.' ¹¹ I could not see, because the bright light had made me blind. So the men led me into Damascus. ¹² "In Damascus a man named Ananias came to me. He was a man who was devoted to God and obeyed the Law of Moses. All the Jews who lived there respected him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Acts 9:26-28, Galatians 1:18

while: Acts 10:9, Acts 10:10, 2 Corinthians 12:1-4, Revelation 1:10

Reciprocal: Numbers 12:6 - in a vision Numbers 24:4 - saw Acts 11:5 - in a Acts 16:9 - a vision Acts 23:9 - if Acts 26:16 - in the Acts 26:20 - and at 2 Corinthians 12:2 - above Ephesians 3:3 - by

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.

Genesis 13:16
I will make your people so many that they will be like the dust of the earth. If people could count all the particles of dust on earth, they could count your people.

Genesis 15:5
Then God led Abram outside and said, "Look at the sky. See the many stars. There are so many you cannot count them. Your family will be like that."

Genesis 17:6
I will give you many descendants. New nations and kings will come from you.

Genesis 22:1
After these things God decided to test Abraham's faith. God said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Yes!"

Genesis 22:2
Then God said, "Take your son to the land of Moriah and kill your son there as a sacrifice for me. This must be Isaac, your only son, the one you love. Use him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains there. I will tell you which mountain."

Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, "God himself is providing the lamb for the sacrifice, my son." So both Abraham and his son went together to that place.

Genesis 22:9
When they came to the place where God told them to go, Abraham built an altar. He carefully laid the wood on the altar. Then he tied up his son Isaac and laid him on the altar on top of the wood.

Genesis 22:10
Then Abraham reached for his knife to kill his son.

Genesis 22:13
Then Abraham noticed a ram whose horns were caught in a bush. So Abraham went and took the ram. He offered it, instead of his son, as a sacrifice to God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, that when I was come again to Jerusalem,.... Which was three years after his conversion; for he did not immediately return to Jerusalem, but went into Arabia; and when he returned to Damascus, which was three years after he came to Jerusalem; see Galatians 1:17

even while I prayed in the temple; the temple was an house of prayer; hither persons resorted for that purpose; and as the apostle had been used to it, he continued this custom, and during the time of prayer he fell into an ecstasy:

I was in a trance: and knew not whether he was in the body, or out of the body: whether this was the time he refers to in 2 Corinthians 12:2 is not certain, though probable.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

When I was come again to Jerusalem - That is, three years after his conversion. See Galatians 1:17-18.

While I prayed in the temple - Paul, like other converts to Christianity from among the Jews, would naturally continue to offer his devotions in the temple. We meet with repeated instances of their continuing to comply with the customs of the Jewish people.

I was in a trance - Greek: ecstasy. See the notes on Acts 10:10. It is possible that he may here refer to what he elsewhere mentions 2 Corinthians 12:1-5 as “visions and revelations of the Lord.” In that place he mentions his being “caught up to the third heaven” 2 Corinthians 12:2 and “into paradise,” where he heard words which it was “not lawful (marg. possible) for a man to utter,” 2 Corinthians 12:4. It is not certain, however, that he alludes in this place to that remarkable occurrence. The narrative would rather imply that the Lord Jesus appeared to him in the temple in a remarkable manner, in a vision, and gave him a special command to go to the Gentiles. Paul had now stated the evidence of his conversion, which appears to have been satisfactory to them - at least they made no objection to his statement; he had shown, by his being in the temple, his respect for their institutions; and he now proceeds to show that in his other conduct he had been directed by the same high authority by which he had been called into the ministry, and that the command had been given to him in their own temple and in their own city.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 22:17. When I was come again to Jerusalem — It is likely that he refers to the first journey to Jerusalem, about three years after his conversion, Acts 9:25-26, and Galatians 1:18.

I was in a trance — This circumstance is not mentioned any where else, unless it be that to which himself refers in 2 Corinthians 12:2-4, when he conceived himself transported to the third heaven; and, if the case be the same, the appearance of Jesus Christ to him, and the command given, are circumstances related only in this place.