Acts 26:16

Paul Makes His Defense Before King Agrippa

¹⁵ And I said, Who art thou, Lord? He replied, I am Jesus, whom you persecute. ¹⁶ But arise, and stand upon your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness of the things which you have seen, and of those in which I will appear to you, ¹⁷ delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send you,

Bear Witness

For This Purpose

Jesus

Acts 22:14-15

And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen you, that you should know his will, and see the Just One, and hear the voice of his mouth;

Acts 1:17

for he was numbered with us, and had been appointed to this ministry.

Acts 1:25

that he may be appointed to this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.

Acts 6:4

but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.

Acts 9:6-9

But rise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do.

Acts 9:15-16

But the Lord said to him: Go; for he is a vessel chosen by me to bear my name before nations and kings, and the sons of Israel.

Acts 13:1-4

Now there were certain prophets and teachers in the church that was at Antioch; Barnabas, and Simeon, who is called Niger, and Lucius of Gyrene, and Manaen, who was brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Acts 18:9-10

And the Lord spoke to Paul by a vision in the night: Fear not; but speak, and be not silent;

Acts 20:24

But I esteem this a matter of no importance, nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the Lord Jesus, to bear full testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 21:19

And when he had saluted them, he related, in every particular, the things which. God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry.

Acts 22:10

And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus, and there you shall be told of all things that are appointed for you to do.

Acts 22:17-21

And it came to pass, after I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance,

Acts 23:11

And on the following night, the Lord stood by him, and said: Take courage; for as you have testified of me in Jerusalem, so must you testify also in Rome.

Acts 27:23-24

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

Romans 1:5

through whom we have received grace and apostleship, in order to the obedience of faith among all nations, for the honor of his name,

Romans 15:16

that I may be the public servant of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, officiating as a priest with respect to the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles may be acceptable, having been sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:1

Wherefore, having this ministry, inasmuch as we have received mercy, we faint not;

2 Corinthians 5:18

And all these things are from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and has given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

2 Corinthians 12:1-7

To boast is not suitable for me; I will come to visions and revelations from the Lord. -

Galatians 1:12

for neither did I receive it from man, nor was it taught me, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Galatians 2:2

And I went up because of a revelation, and communicated to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those who are of reputation, lest, by any means, I should run or had run in vain.

Ephesians 3:7-8

of which I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me, in proportion to the energy of his power:

Colossians 1:7

as you learned from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ for you,

Colossians 1:23

if you continue in the faith, founded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, have been made a minister.

Colossians 1:25

of which I was made a minister according to the commission from God, which was given to me for you, that I might fully preach the word of God,

1 Thessalonians 3:2

and we sent Timothy our brother and minister of God in the gospel of the Christ, in order that he might strengthen and comfort you with respect to your faith,

1 Timothy 1:12

And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me power, because he counted me faithful, and put me into the ministry;

1 Timothy 4:6

By recommending these things to the attention of the brethren, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, being nourished with the words of the faith, and of good teaching, which you have fully known.

2 Timothy 4:5

But do you be watchful in all things, endure evil, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.?