Acts 26:16

"‘But rise and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you in order to appoint you my minister and my witness both of what you have already seen and of those things in which I will appear to you.

Montgomery New Testament

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

15"‘Who are you, Lord?’ I said. "And the Lord said. ‘I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.

17"‘I will deliver you from the Jewish people, and from the Gentiles to whom I am sending you to open their eyes

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Cross References

Acts 1:17"For he was numbered among us, and he did get his allotted share of this ministry.

Acts 6:4"But we will give ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word."

Acts 9:15"Go," answered the Lord, "this man is chosen instrument of mine to bear my name before the nations and their kings, and before the Children of Israel also;

Acts 18:9And the Lord said to Paul in a vision, by night. "Have no fear; go on speaking, and do not keep silent;

Acts 21:19After saluting them Paul rehearsed, one by one, the things that 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 →

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