Acts 22:14

Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Ananias speaks to Saul immediately after restoring his sight, standing beside him as he regains physical vision.

The words — θεὸς (theos) = God and πατέρων (paterōn) = fathers.

The thread — This divine appointment motif connects to Paul’s later claim of direct revelation (Galatians 1:12), his listing among Christ’s post-resurrection appearances (1 Corinthians 15:8), and the parallel commission to stand as a witness (Acts 26:16).

Why it lands — The text states that God designated Saul to know His will, see the Righteous One, and hear His voice, requiring the reader to recognize that spiritual perception and apostolic authority originate from divine appointment rather than human instruction.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

Cross-references

Galatians 1:12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:8 And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.
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.
1 Corinthians 9:1 Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?
Acts 9:15 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
Acts 3:13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
Acts 7:52 Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
Acts 9:17 So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—
1 John 2:1 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.