Acts 26:16
But rise and stand upon thy feet; for, to this end, have I appeared unto thee,—To appoint thee an attendant and a witness, both of the things as to which thou hast seen me, and of those as to which I will appear unto thee:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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!
17Rescuing thee from among the people, and from among the nations, unto whom, I, am sending thee—
Cross References
Ezekiel 2:1And he said unto me,—Son of man, Stand upon thy feet, that I may, speak with thee.
Acts 1:17For that he had come to be reckoned among us and obtained the lot of this ministry.—
Acts 6:4But, we, unto prayer and unto the ministry of the word, will give constant attention.
Acts 9:15But the Lord said unto him—Be going thy way; for, a choice vessel unto me, is this man, to bear my name before both [the] nations and kings, and the sons of Israel;
Acts 18:9And the Lord said by night, through means of a vision, unto Paul—Be not afraid! but be speaking,—and do not hold thy peace;
Acts 21:19And, saluting them, he went on to narrate, one by one, each of the things which God had wrought among the nations 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 →