22:15

A Greek conjunction that probably means “because” here introduces this verse. For example:

because… (New Jerusalem Bible)

Some English versions allow the context to imply the connection and omit the conjunction.

You will be His witness: This future tense indicates that, after Ananias spoke, Paul would testify about Jesus and his gospel. And that is what happened.

His: This pronoun probably refers to “the Righteous One” (22:14c).

witness: This word refers to a person who tells what he has seen, heard, or knows. Paul would tell others the good news about Jesus. Other ways to translate this word are:

one who speaks about what he knows
-or-
one who reports/explains

to everyone: This phrase indicates that Paul would speak about Jesus to both Jews and Gentiles. But Ananias spoke only in a general way here. You should not name Gentiles in your translation here.

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