Acts 22:18-20

International Standard Version

¹⁸ and saw the Lord^[a] saying to me, ‘Hurry up and get out of Jerusalem at once, because the people^[b] won’t accept your testimony about me.’

¹⁹ “I said, ‘Lord, they themselves know that in every synagogue I kept imprisoning and beating those who believe in you. ²⁰ Even when the blood of your witness Stephen was being shed, I was standing there, approving it and guarding the coats of those who were killing him.’