Acts 26:16
But rise up, and stand upon thy feet: for unto this have I appeared unto thee, to make thee a minister and a martyr both of those things which thou hast seen, and of which I will appear unto thee;
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou art persecuting.
17delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
Cross References
Acts 1:17because he was numbered among us and received the lot of this ministry.
Acts 6:4and we will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.
Acts 9:15And the Lord said to him, Go: because he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name both before the Gentiles, and kings, and sons of Israel:
Acts 18:9And the Lord spoke to Paul in the night through a vision, Fear not, but speak, and be not silent:
Acts 21:19And having saluted them, he related each one of those things which God did 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 →