Acts 22:17

“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,”

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Other Translations for Acts 22:17

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;
- King James Version

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

And it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
- American Standard Version (1901)

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,
- Basic English Bible

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

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;
- Webster's Bible

After my return to Jerusalem, and while praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance.
- Weymouth Bible

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

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,
- Wycliffe Bible

`And it came to pass when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Commentary for Acts 22:17

Wesley's Notes for Acts 22:17

22:17 When I was returned to Jerusalem - From Damascus, and was praying in the temple - Whereby he shows that he still paid the temple its due honour, as the house of prayer. I was in a trance - Perhaps he might continue standing all the while, so that any who were near him would hardly discern it.


People's Bible Notes for Acts 22:17


Ac 22:17 When I was come again to Jerusalem. This was three years after his conversion (Ga 1:17,18). He shows in what follows that it was by Divine direction that he had devoted his life to the conversion of the Gentiles, that he would have labored with his own race, but that, while in the temple praying, he had a second vision of the Lord who, a second time, assured him that his work was with the Gentiles. In a trance. The Greek term "ekstasis", "ecstasy", means a state of mind when the spirit was, as it were, lifted out of the bodily conditions and enabled to discern things unseen. Compare Ac 10:10. Some have held that this trance in the temple is described in 2Co 12:2,3, but this is uncertain.

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