Acts 22:12 Cross References - Goodspeed

¹² There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the Law, highly respected by all the Jews who lived there,

²⁵ Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Symeon, an upright, devout man, who was living in expectation of the comforting of Israel, and under the influence of the holy Spirit.

³ You, brothers, must pick out from your number seven men of good standing, who are wise and full of the Spirit, and we will put them in charge of this matter,

² Some pious men buried Stephen and loudly lamented him.

¹⁰ There was at Damascus a disciple named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias!" And he answered, "Yes, Lord!" ¹¹ The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called the Straight Street, and ask at the house of Judas for a man named Saul, from Tarsus, for he is there praying. ¹² He has had a vision and seen a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him, to restore his sight." ¹³ But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard many people tell of this man, and the harm he has done to your people in Jerusalem. ¹⁴ He is here with authority to arrest everyone who calls upon your name." ¹⁵ The Lord said to him, "Go! This man is the means I have chosen for carrying my name among the heathen and their kings, and among the descendants of Israel. ¹⁶ For I am going to show him what he will have to endure for my sake." ¹⁷ Ananias set out and went to the house, and there he laid his hands upon Saul, and said to him, "Saul, my brother, I have been sent by the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your journey, so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the holy Spirit." ¹⁸ Something like scales immediately dropped from his eyes, and his sight was restored, and he got up and was baptized,

²² They answered, "Cornelius, who is a captain, and an upright and God-fearing man, and who has a good reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to listen to what you have to say."

⁴ He convinced some of them, and they joined Paul and Silas, along with a great many devout Greeks and a number of the principal women.

⁸ in honor or dishonor, in praise or blame; considered an imposter, when I am true,

⁷ He must also be a man of good standing with outsiders, or he may get into disgrace and be entrapped by the slanderers.

² For it was by it that the men of old gained God's approval.

¹² Everybody testifies to Demetrius; the truth itself does; I testify to him too, and you know that my testimony to him is true.