Acts 26:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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  • Acts 22:14-15 : 14 And he said, You have been marked out by the God of our fathers to have knowledge of his purpose, and to see the Upright One and to give ear to the words of his mouth. 15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears.
  • Ezek 2:1 : 1 And he said to me, Son of man, get up on your feet, so that I may say words to you.
  • Dan 10:11 : 11 And he said to me, O Daniel, you man dearly loved, take in the sense of the words I say to you and get up on to your feet: for to you I am now sent; and when he had said this to me I got on to my feet, shaking with fear.
  • Acts 1:17 : 17 For he was numbered among us, and had his part in our work.
  • Acts 1:25 : 25 To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.
  • Acts 6:4 : 4 Then we will give all our time to prayer and the teaching of the word.
  • Acts 9:6-9 : 6 But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do. 7 And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one. 8 And Saul got up from the earth, and when his eyes were open, he saw nothing; and he was guided by the hand into Damascus. 9 And for three days he was not able to see, and he took no food or drink.
  • Acts 9:15-16 : 15 But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name: 16 For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.
  • Acts 13:1-4 : 1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church there, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon who was named Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, a relation of Herod the king, and Saul. 2 And while they were doing the Lord's work, and going without food, the Holy Spirit said, Let Barnabas and Saul be given to me for the special work for which they have been marked out by me. 3 Then, after prayer and going without food they put their hands on them, and sent them away. 4 So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia; and from there they went by ship to Cyprus.
  • Acts 18:9-9 : 9 And the Lord said to Paul in the night, in a vision, Have no fear and go on preaching: 10 For I am with you, and no one will make an attack on you to do you damage: for I have a number of people in this town.
  • Acts 20:24 : 24 But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.
  • Acts 21:19 : 19 And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles.
  • Acts 22:10 : 10 And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.
  • Acts 22:17-21 : 17 And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear, 18 And I saw him saying to me, Go out of Jerusalem straight away because they will not give hearing to your witness about me. 19 And I said, Lord, they themselves have knowledge that I went through the Synagogues putting in prison and whipping all those who had faith in you: 20 And when Stephen your witness was put to death, I was there, giving approval, and looking after the clothing of those who put him to death. 21 And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.
  • Acts 23:11 : 11 And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.
  • Acts 27:23-24 : 23 For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am, 24 Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.
  • Rom 1:5 : 5 Through whom grace has been given to us, sending us out to make disciples to the faith among all nations, for his name:
  • Rom 15:16 : 16 To be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, doing the work of a priest in the good news of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be pleasing to God, being made holy by the Holy Spirit.
  • 2 Cor 4:1 : 1 For this reason, because we have been made servants of this new order, through the mercy given to us, we are strong:
  • 2 Cor 5:18 : 18 But all things are of God, who has made us at peace with himself through Christ, and has given to us the work of making peace;
  • 2 Cor 12:1-7 : 1 As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I have knowledge of a man in Christ, fourteen years back (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only), who was taken up to the third heaven. 3 And I have knowledge of such a man (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only), 4 How he was taken up into Paradise, and words came to his ears which may not be said, and which man is not able to say. 5 On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body. 6 For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am. 7 And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.
  • Gal 1:12 : 12 For I did not get it from man, and I was not given teaching in it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
  • Gal 2:2 : 2 And I went up by revelation; and I put before them the good news which I was preaching among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were of good name, so that the work which I was or had been doing might not be without effect.
  • Eph 3:7-8 : 7 Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power. 8 To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was this grace given, so that I might make clear to the Gentiles the good news of the unending wealth of Christ:
  • Col 1:7 : 7 As it was given to you by Epaphras, our well-loved helper, who is a true servant of Christ for us,
  • Col 1:23 : 23 If you keep yourselves safely based in the faith, not moved from the hope of the good news which came to you, and which was given to every living being under heaven; of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
  • Col 1:25 : 25 Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,
  • 1 Thess 3:2 : 2 We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;
  • 1 Tim 1:12 : 12 I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant,
  • 1 Tim 4:6 : 6 If you keep these things before the minds of the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, trained in the words of the faith and of the right teaching which has been your guide:
  • 2 Tim 4:5 : 5 But be self-controlled in all things, do without comfort, go on preaching the good news, completing the work which has been given you to do.

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  • Acts 22:6-11
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    6 And it came about that while I was on my journey, coming near to Damascus, about the middle of the day, suddenly I saw a great light from heaven shining round me.

    7 And when I went down on the earth, a voice came to my ears saying to me, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

    8 And I, answering, said, Who are you; Lord? And he said to me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are attacking.

    9 And those who were with me saw the light, but the voice of him who was talking to me came not to their ears.

    10 And I said, What have I to do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Get up, and go into Damascus; and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

    11 And because I was unable to see because of the glory of that light, those who were with me took me by the hand, and so I came to Damascus.

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    12 Then, when I was journeying to Damascus with the authority and orders of the chief priests,

    13 In the middle of the day, on the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining round me and those who were journeying with me.

    14 And when we had all gone down on the earth, a voice came to me, saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly? It is hard for you to go against the impulse which is driving you.

    15 And I said, Who are you, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking.

  • Acts 9:3-8
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    3 And while he was journeying, he came near Damascus; and suddenly he saw a light from heaven shining round him;

    4 And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?

    5 And he said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus, whom you are attacking:

    6 But get up, and go into the town, and it will be made clear to you what you have to do.

    7 And the men who were with him were not able to say anything; hearing the voice, but seeing no one.

    8 And Saul got up from the earth, and when his eyes were open, he saw nothing; and he was guided by the hand into Damascus.

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    17 And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

    18 To make their eyes open, turning them from the dark to the light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may have forgiveness of sins and a heritage among those who are made holy by faith in me.

    19 So, then, King Agrippa, I did not go against the vision from heaven;

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    13 Came to my side and said, Brother Saul, let your eyes be open. And in that very hour I was able to see him.

    14 And he said, You have been marked out by the God of our fathers to have knowledge of his purpose, and to see the Upright One and to give ear to the words of his mouth.

    15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears.

    16 And now, why are you waiting? get up, and have baptism, for the washing away of your sins, giving worship to his name.

    17 And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear,

    18 And I saw him saying to me, Go out of Jerusalem straight away because they will not give hearing to your witness about me.

    19 And I said, Lord, they themselves have knowledge that I went through the Synagogues putting in prison and whipping all those who had faith in you:

  • Acts 9:10-18
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    10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said to him in a vision, Ananias! and he said, Here I am, Lord.

    11 And the Lord said to him, Get up, and go to the street which is named Straight, and make search at the house of Judas for one named Saul of Tarsus: for he is at prayer;

    12 And he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands on him, so that he may be able to see.

    13 But Ananias said, Lord, I have had accounts of this man from a number of people, how much evil he has done to your saints at Jerusalem:

    14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to make prisoners all who give worship to your name.

    15 But the Lord said, Go without fear: for he is a special vessel for me, to give to the Gentiles and kings and to the children of Israel the knowledge of my name:

    16 For I will make clear to him what troubles he will have to undergo for me.

    17 And Ananias went out and came to the house, and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, whom you saw when you were on your journey, has sent me, so that you may be able to see, and be full of the Holy Spirit.

    18 And straight away it seemed as if a veil was taken from his eyes, and he was able to see; and he got up, and had baptism;

  • 21 And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.

  • 11 And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.

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    21 For this reason, the Jews took me in the Temple, and made an attempt to put me to death.

    22 And so, by God's help, I am here today, witnessing to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come about;

    23 That the Christ would go through pain, and being the first to come back from the dead, would give light to the people and to the Gentiles.

  • 27 But Barnabas took him to the Apostles and gave them an account of how he had seen the Lord on the road, and had given hearing to his words, and how at Damascus he had been preaching in the name of Jesus without fear.

  • 16 To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood,

  • 10 Said in a loud voice, Get up on your feet. And, jumping up, he went walking about.

  • 11 Of which I was made a preacher and an Apostle and a teacher;

  • 21 But only this one thing which I said among them in a loud voice, I am this day being judged on the question of the coming back from the dead.

  • 9 For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.

  • 13 For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel without measure to the church of God, and did great damage to it:

  • 9 But Saul, whose other name is Paul, being full of the Holy Spirit, looking hard at him, said,

  • 47 For so the Lord has given us orders, saying, I have given you for a light to the Gentiles so that you may be for salvation to the ends of the earth.

  • 1 And he said to me, Son of man, get up on your feet, so that I may say words to you.