Acts 26:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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;

Rise

Acts 9:6

Acts 22:10

To make

Acts 9:15

Acts 13:1

Acts 22:14

A minister

In the

Galatians 2:2

General references

Proverbs 14:25

Bible References

Rise

And he trembling and amazed said, Lord, What wilt thou me to do? And the Lord to him, Arise, and come into the city, and it shall be spoken to thee what thou must do.

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Having risen, go to Damascus; and there shall be told thee of all which has been arranged for thee to do.

To make

And the Lord said to him, Go: for he is a vessel of choice to me, to lift up my name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel:

And certain prophets and teachers were in the church being in Antioch; as Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And he said, The God of our fathers took thee in hand, to know his will, and to see the Just, and hear the voice from his mouth.

A minister

For he was numbered with us, and obtained the lot of this service.

And we will persevere in prayer, and the service of the word.

But the word of none do I make mine own, neither have I my soul highly prized to myself, in order to finish my course with joy, and the service which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the good news of the grace of God.

And having greeted them, he recounted to each one what things God had done among the nations through his service.

By whom we received grace and sending forth, to the obedience of faith in all nations for his name:

For me to be the, workman of Jesus Christ to the nations, offering in sacrifice the good news of God, that the bringing forward of the nations be acceptable, consecrated in the Holy Spirit.

For this, having this service, as we were compassionated, we lose not courage;

And all things of God, having reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and given us the service of reconciliation;

Of which I Became a servant, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me according to the energy of his power

As also ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellowservant, who is a faithful servant of Christ for you;

And sent Timothy, our brother, and servant of God, and our coworker in the good news of Christ, in order to make you firm, and comfort you for your faith

And I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, having strengthened me, for he deemed me faithful, having set me in the service;

These having laid down to the brethren, thou shalt be a good servant of Jesus Christ, brought up in the words of faith and good doctrine, which thou bast closely followed.

And thou be sober in all things, suffer ill treatment, do the work of the bearer of good news, render thy service perfectly certain.

In the

And the Lord said through a vision by night to Paul, Fear not, but speak, and thou shouldest not be silent:

And it was to me returning to Jerusalem, and praying in the temple, I was in a deep trance:

And the following night the Lord, having stood by him, said, Take courage, Paul: for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou also testify at Rome.

For the messenger of God stood by me in this night, whose I am, and whom I serve,

Indeed it is not profitable to me to boast. For I will come to visions and Revelation of the Lord.

For I neither received it from man, neither was I taught, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

And I went up according to revelation, and placed before them the good news which I proclaim in the nations, but apart to them highly esteemed, lest I run in vain, or ran.

General references

A witness of truth delivers souls: and deceit will breathe out lies.