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

But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do."

I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' The Lord said to me, 'Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.'

To make

But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

Now in the assembly that was at Antioch there were some prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

He said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

A minister

For he was numbered with us, and received his portion in this ministry.

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word."

But these things don't count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.

through whom we received grace and apostleship, for obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest the Good News of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don't faint.

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;

of which I was made a servant, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

even as you learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

and sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;

And I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;

If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good doctrine which you have followed.

But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

In the

The Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Don't be afraid, but speak and don't be silent;

"It happened that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,

The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, "Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome."

For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,

It is doubtless not profitable for me to boast. For I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

General references

A truthful witness saves souls, but a false witness is deceitful.