Acts 22:18-20

Expanded Bible

¹⁸ I saw ·the Lord [^Lhim] saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem ·now [or quickly]! The people here will not accept ·the truth [^Lyour testimony/witness] about me.’ ¹⁹ But I said, ‘Lord, they [^Lthemselves; very well] know that in every synagogue I put ·the believers [^Lthose who believe in you] in jail and beat them. ²⁰ They also know I was there when Stephen, your ·witness [or martyr], ·was killed [^Lhad his blood shed]. I [myself; indeed] stood there agreeing and ·holding [guarding; keeping] the coats of those who were killing him!’