Thematic Bible: Appears to paul (on the road to damascus)

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you not my work in the Lord?

Verse Concepts

Paul, Apostle To GentilesOne's Deeds

Working For The Lord

and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.

Verse Concepts

Resurrection Of Christ, AppearancesUntimeliness

Christ AppearingEnd Of Actions

"And he said, 'The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will and to see the Righteous One and to hear an utterance from His mouth.

Verse Concepts

Christ, Character OfPredestination, Of PersonsHearing God's WordKnowing God's Will

God Appointing OthersKnowing FactsRighteousness Of Christ

'But get up and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness not only to the things which you have seen, but also to the things in which I will appear to you;

Verse Concepts

Divine PurposesWitnesses, To Jesus ChristChrist AppearingWitness To The GospelGet Up!

Why It HappenedPurposeRisingMinistry

But on the night immediately following, the Lord stood at his side and said, "Take courage; for as you have solemnly witnessed to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must witness at Rome also."

Verse Concepts

evangelism, kinds ofempiresGuidance, Results OfMissionaries, Task OfNecessityNight

RomeWitnesses, To Jesus ChristVisions At NightWitness To The GospelWitnessing

As he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him; and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" And he said, "Who are You, Lord?" And He said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting, read more.
but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do." The men who traveled with him stood speechless, hearing the voice but seeing no one. Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought him into Damascus. And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank. Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." And he said, "Here I am, Lord." And the Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and inquire at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying, and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him, so that he might regain his sight." But Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he did to Your saints at Jerusalem; and here he has authority from the chief priests to bind all who call on Your name." But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel; for I will show him how much he must suffer for My name's sake." So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

And the Lord said to Paul in the night by a vision, "Do not be afraid any longer, but go on speaking and do not be silent;

Verse Concepts

NightVisions And Dreams In ScriptureVisions At NightThose Who Saw Visions

During One NightDepressionFear And WorryBeing Scared

and I saw Him saying to me, 'Make haste, and get out of Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.'

Verse Concepts

Acceptance, Of The GospelVisions And Dreams In ScriptureNot Believing People

Hurrying Others OnSubsequent Witness To Christ