Acts 26:16
But arise and stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared to thee for this purpose, to prepare thee as a minister and a witness both of the things which thou sawest, and of those on account of which I will appear to thee;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest.
17delivering thee from the people, and from the gentiles, to whom I send thee,
Cross References
Ezekiel 2:1And he said to me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee.
Acts 1:17For he was numbered among us, and obtained the allotment of this ministry.
Acts 6:4but we will give ourselves closely to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, Go; for this man is to me a chosen vessel, to bear my name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel.
Acts 18:9And the Lord said to Paul through a vision in the night, Be not afraid, but speak on, and be not silent;
Acts 21:19And having embraced them, he recounted particularly what things God had wrought among the gentiles through 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 →