Acts 26:16 “‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appo…”

Acts 26:16

‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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;

World English Bible

But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will reveal to you;

American Standard Version

But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;

Geneva Bible 1599

But rise and stand vp on thy feete: for I haue appeared vnto thee for this purpose, to appoint thee a minister and a witnesse, both of the things which thou hast seene, and of the things in the which I will appeare vnto thee,

Darby Translation

but rise up and stand on thy feet; for, for this purpose have I appeared to thee, to appoint thee to be a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen, and of what I shall appear to thee in,

Young's Literal Translation

but rise, and stand upon thy feet, for for this I appeared to thee, to appoint thee an officer and a witness both of the things thou didst see, and of the things [in which] I will appear to thee,

Bible in Basic English

But get up on your feet: for I have come to you for this purpose, to make you a servant and a witness of the things in which you have seen me, and of those in which you will see me;

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Cross references

“rise”

Acts 9:6–9 Acts 22:10

Acts 9:6–9 · BSB

“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

Acts 22:10 · BSB

Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’

“to make”

Acts 13:1–4 Acts 9:15 Acts 9:16 Acts 22:14 Acts 22:15

Acts 13:1–4 · BSB

Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.

Acts 9:15 · BSB

“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

Acts 9:16 · BSB

I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”

Acts 22:14 · BSB

Then he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear His voice.

Acts 22:15 · BSB

You will be His witness to everyone of what you have seen and heard.

“a minister”

Romans 15:16 1 Timothy 1:12 Romans 1:5 2 Corinthians 4:1 Colossians 1:23 Colossians 1:25

Romans 15:16 · BSB

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

1 Timothy 1:12 · BSB

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.

Romans 1:5 · BSB

Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.

2 Corinthians 4:1 · BSB

Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.

Colossians 1:23 · BSB

if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

Colossians 1:25 · BSB

I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

“in the”

Galatians 1:12 Acts 23:11 2 Corinthians 12:1–7 Galatians 2:2 Acts 22:17–21 Acts 18:9

Galatians 1:12 · BSB

I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

Acts 23:11 · BSB

The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

2 Corinthians 12:1–7 · BSB

I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

Galatians 2:2 · BSB

I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.

Acts 22:17–21 · BSB

Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance

Acts 18:9 · BSB

One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.

Also

Daniel 10:11 Ezekiel 2:1

Daniel 10:11 · BSB

He said to me, “Daniel, you are a man who is highly precious. Consider carefully the words that I am about to say to you. Stand up, for I have now been sent to you.” And when he had said this to me, I stood up trembling.

Ezekiel 2:1 · BSB

“Son of man, ” He said to me, “stand up on your feet and I will speak to you.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.

17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them

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