Acts 26:16

And he said to me, Stand upon thy feet, because for this I have appeared to thee, to appoint thee a minister and witness of that (for) which thou hast seen me, and (for) which thou shalt see me.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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, my Lord? And he said, I am Jeshu Natsroya, whom thou persecutest.

17And I will deliver thee from the people of the Jihudoyee, and from the other nations to whom I send thee,

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Cross References

Acts 1:17For he had numbered with us, and had part in this ministry.

Acts 6:4And we will be constant in prayer, and in the ministration of the word.

Acts 9:15And the Lord said to him, Arise, go; for a vessel is he to me, chosen to bear my name to the nations, and to kings, and to the house of the sons of Israel.

Acts 18:9And the Lord said in a vision unto Paulos, Fear not, but speak and be not silent;

Acts 21:19And we gave them salutation. And Paulos recounted to them in order what Aloha had done among the Gentiles 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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