Acts 26:16
Notwithstanding, arise, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, to ordain thee both a minister and a witness of the things which thou hast seen, and of those which I will shew thee;
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
15Then I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he replied, I am Jesus whom thou art persecuting.
17delivering thee both from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send thee,
Cross References
Acts 1:17For he was reckoned of our number, and had obtained an appointment to this ministry.
Acts 6:4But we will devote ourselves constantly to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
Acts 9:15But the Lord said unto him, Go: for this man is an elect vessel for me, to bear my name before nations, and kings, and the children of Israel:
Acts 18:9Then spake the Lord in a vision by night to Paul, Fear not, but speak; and hold not thy peace:
Acts 21:19And after embracing them, he related every particular of the things which God 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 →