Acts 22:12-14

Expanded Bible

¹² “There a man named Ananias came to me. He was a ·religious [devout; God-fearing] man; ·he obeyed the law of Moses [^L…according to the law], and all the Jews who lived there ·respected [spoke well of] him. ¹³ He [^Lcame to me and] stood by me and said, ‘Brother Saul, ·see again [^Llook up; ^Can idiom for regaining sight]!’ ·Immediately [^LAt that hour] I ·was able to see [^Llooked up at] him. ¹⁴ He said, ‘The God of our ·ancestors [forefathers; fathers] ·chose [appointed] you long ago to know his ·plan [will; purpose], to see the Righteous One [^CJesus], and to hear ·words [a divine message; ^La voice] from ·him [^Lhis mouth].