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Acts 26:16

but rise up and stand on thy feet; for, for this purpose have I appeared to thee, to appoint thee to be a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen, and of what I shall appear to thee in,

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

In Context

15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, *I* am Jesus whom *thou* persecutest:

17taking thee out from among the people, and the nations, to whom *I* send thee,

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Cross References

Ezekiel 2:1And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.

Acts 1:17for he was numbered amongst us, and had received a part in this service.

Acts 6:4but *we* will give ourselves up to prayer and the ministry of the word.

Acts 9:15And the Lord said to him, Go, for this [man] is an elect vessel to me, to bear my name before both nations and kings and [the] sons of Israel:

Acts 18:9And the Lord said by vision in [the] night to Paul, Fear not, but speak and be not silent;

Acts 21:19And having saluted them, he related one by one the things which God had wrought among the nations by his ministry.

Matthew Henry on Acts 26:13-24

Paul's Fifth Defence. 12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, 13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. 14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus… Read the whole commentary →

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