Bible Strands
Acts 22:10
Then 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.’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul recounts his conversion moment to a Jerusalem crowd, responding to a divine voice that struck him blind on the road. He asks the Lord what action to take, and the Lord commands him to proceed to Damascus for further instruction.
The words — The phrase τί ποιήσω (ti poiēsō) literally means “what shall I do,” capturing Paul’s immediate inquiry into required obedience. The vocable κύριε (kurie) identifies the speaker as the Lord, establishing divine authority over the command.
The thread — Similar petitions for salvation appear in Acts 2:37 and Acts 16:30, where crowds and a jailer ask what they must do to be saved. The directive to Damascus directly precedes the introduction of Ananias in Acts 22:12, who will deliver the appointed instructions.
Why it lands — The text demands immediate compliance with a specific geographic command before full understanding is provided. It requires the reader to act on divine direction without waiting for complete clarity.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Acts 16:30 Then he brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
- 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?”
- Acts 22:12 There a man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was highly regarded by all the Jews living there,
- Acts 26:16 ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
- Psalms 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
- Psalms 143:8 Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
- Acts 10:33 So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has instructed you to tell us.”
- Acts 9:6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”