Acts 22:10
in Acts 22Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
KJV
And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
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This verse in Acts 22
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
What should I do, Lord
on Acts 22:10-11
Because the brilliance of the light had blinded him, Paul’s companions led him by the hand into Damascus. There he would learn what he had been appointed to do, the persecutor now dependent on the kind of people he had come to arrest.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do." "Enter into the city," it says, "and there it shall be spoken to thee of all that is appointed for thee to do." Lo! again another witness.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And I said, what shall I do, Lord?.... See Gill on Act 9:6.
The words behind it
24 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| εἶπον | eipon | I said | G2036 → | 925 times |
| δέ· | de | then; | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| τί | ti | What | G5101 → | 563 times |
| ποιήσω | poieso | shall I do | G4160 → | 569 times |
| κύριε; | kurie | Lord? | G2962 → | 711 times |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| κύριος | kurios | the Lord | G2962 → | 711 times |
| εἶπεν | eipen | said | G2036 → | 925 times |
| πρός | pros | to | G4314 → | 700 times |
| με· | me | me; | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| ἀναστὰς | anastas | Having risen up | G450 → | 107 times |
| πορεύου | poreuou | do go | G4198 → | 147 times |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| Δαμασκόν, | damaskon | Damascus, | G1154 → | 15 times |
| κἀκεῖ | kakei | and there | G2532 →G1563 → | 105 times |
| σοι | soi | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| λαληθήσεται | lalethesetai | it will be told | G2980 → | 294 times |
| περὶ | peri | concerning | G4012 → | 332 times |
| πάντων | panton | all things | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| ὧν | hon | that | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| τέτακταί | tetaktai | it has been appointed | G5021 → | 8 times |
| σοι | soi | you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| ποιῆσαι. | poiesai | to do. | G4160 → | 569 times |
εἶπονI said
eiponG2036 →925 times
δέ·then;
deG1161 →2765 times
τίWhat
tiG5101 →563 times
ποιήσωshall I do
poiesoG4160 →569 times
κύριε;Lord?
kurieG2962 →711 times
ὁ<the>
hoG3588 →19766 times
δὲAnd
deG1161 →2765 times
κύριοςthe Lord
kuriosG2962 →711 times
εἶπενsaid
eipenG2036 →925 times
πρόςto
prosG4314 →700 times
με·me;
meG3165 →1936 times
ἀναστὰςHaving risen up
anastasG450 →107 times
πορεύουdo go
poreuouG4198 →147 times
εἰςto
eisG1519 →1755 times
Δαμασκόν,Damascus,
damaskonG1154 →15 times
κἀκεῖand there
σοιyou
soiG4771 →2973 times
λαληθήσεταιit will be told
lalethesetaiG2980 →294 times
περὶconcerning
periG4012 →332 times
πάντωνall things
pantonG3956 →1235 times
ὧνthat
honG3739 →1405 times
τέτακταίit has been appointed
tetaktaiG5021 →8 times
σοιyou
soiG4771 →2973 times
ποιῆσαι.to do.
poiesaiG4160 →569 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 2:37When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
it leads to
- Luke 3:10
The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Acts 16:29–31
Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
- Hebrews 4:12–13
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Luke 3:14
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
- Luke 3:12
Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
- Luke 3:10
Through
Acts 16:30Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
it leads to
- Acts 2:37
When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
- John 6:27–29
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of…
- Acts 14:15
“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made…
- Acts 2:37
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 47; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
