22:13a

‘Brother Saul,’: The name is after the term of address. In some languages it is more natural to have the name first. For example:

Saul, brother,

Brother: Ananias called Saul Brother because Saul was a fellow Christian. In some languages a literal translation would wrongly refer to a true brother of Ananias. If that is true in your language, translate in a way that indicates or implies “fellow Christian.” For example:

Brother ⌊in faith/Christ⌋
-or-
Brother ⌊through believing⌋

‘receive your sight.’: Here this phrase refers to seeing again. The phrase is often used in connection with healing those who were blind. Ananias spoke as a representative of God when he spoke to heal Paul’s blindness. Other ways to say this are:

see again (Good News Translation)
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regain your sight (New Revised Standard Version)
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you are/will-be able to see again
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may you see once more
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You can now see again.

22:13b

And at that moment: This phrase in Greek is literally “at that hour/time.” Here it means “immediately.” For example:

Instantly (New Jerusalem Bible)

I could see him: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as I could see can mean either “to see” (as in 22:13a) or “to look up.” Here it means both. For example:

I received my sight and saw him (Revised Standard Version)
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I saw again and looked at him (Good News Translation)

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