Acts 26:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But rise and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you: to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and of what I will show you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀλλὰ ἀνάστηθι, καὶ στῆθι ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας σου: εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ ὤφθην σοι, προχειρίσασθαί σε ὑπηρέτην καὶ μάρτυρα ὧν τε εἶδες, ὧν τε ὀφθήσομαί σοι·

Transliteration

But anastēthi, and stēthi upon the podas of you: for to this gar I ōphthēn to you, to procheirisasthai you hypēretēn and martyra of which things te you eides, of which things te I will ophthēsomai to you;

Grammar Details

• *anastēthi*: aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - rise up/stand up
• *stēthi*: aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - stand
• *podas*: accusative, masculine, plural - feet
• *gar*: conjunction - for/because
• *ōphthēn*: aorist passive, 1st singular - I appeared
• *procheirisasthai*: aorist middle infinitive - to appoint/choose
• *hypēretēn*: accusative, masculine, singular - servant/assistant
• *martyra*: accusative, masculine, singular - witness
• *te*: conjunction - and/both
• *eides*: aorist active, 2nd singular - you saw
• *ophthēsomai*: future passive, 1st singular - I will appear

Word Meanings

• *anastēthi*: rise up/stand up/get up
• *stēthi*: stand/take a stand
• *podas*: feet/lower extremities
• *ōphthēn*: I appeared/I was seen
• *procheirisasthai*: to appoint/choose/designate
• *hypēretēn*: servant/assistant/attendant
• *martyra*: witness/testifier
• *eides*: you saw/you perceived
• *ophthēsomai*: I will appear/I will be seen

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But rise, and stand upon your feet: for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in which I will appear to you;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  But ryse and stond vp on thy fete. For I have apered vnto the for this purpose to make the a minister and a witnes both of tho thinges which thou hast sene and of tho thinges in the which I will appere vnto the

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But ryse vp, and stonde vpon thy fete, for therfore haue I appeared vnto the, that I mighte ordeyne the to be a mynister and witnesse of it that thou hast sene, and that I wyll yet cause to appeare vnto the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But rise and stand vp on thy feete: for I haue appeared vnto thee for this purpose, to appoint thee a minister and a witnesse, both of the things which thou hast seene, and of the things in the which I will appeare vnto thee,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But ryse and stande vpon thy feete. For I haue appeared vnto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witnesse, both of those thynges which thou hast seene, and of those thynges in the which I wyll appeare vnto thee,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹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;›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  but rise, and stand upon thy feet, for for this I appeared to thee, to appoint thee an officer and a witness both of the things thou didst see, and of the things `in which' I will appear to thee,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;

• 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;

• World English Bible (2000)

  But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this reason, to designate you in advance as a servant and witness to the things you have seen and to the things in which I will appear to you.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 22:14-15 : 14 Then he said, 'The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know His will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear words from His mouth. 15 For you will be His witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.
• Ezek 2:1 : 1 He said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you."
• Dan 10:11 : 11 He said to me, 'Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, understand the words that I am speaking to you. Stand upright, for I have now been sent to you.' When he said this to me, I stood up, trembling.
• Acts 1:17 : 17 He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.
• Acts 1:25 : 25 To take up the place of this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”
• Acts 6:4 : 4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.
• Acts 9:6-9 : 6 Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do." 7 The men traveling with him stood speechless; they heard the sound but saw no one. 8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes, he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9 For three days he was without sight, and he neither ate nor drank.
• Acts 9:15-16 : 15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, for this man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before Gentiles, kings, and the sons of Israel. 16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake."
• Acts 13:1-4 : 1 In the church that was at Antioch, there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius the Cyrenian, Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the Tetrarch, and Saul. 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.' 3 Then, after fasting and praying, they laid their hands on them and sent them off. 4 So being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia, and from there they sailed to Cyprus.
• Acts 18:9-9 : 9 One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, 'Do not be afraid, but keep on speaking and do not be silent.' 10 'For I am with you, and no one will attack or harm you, because I have many people in this city.'
• Acts 20:24 : 24 'But I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus—to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.'
• Acts 21:19 : 19 After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of everything God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.
• Acts 22:10 : 10 I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told everything that has been assigned for you to do.’
• Acts 22:17-21 : 17 After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance. 18 I saw Him saying to me, 'Hurry and leave Jerusalem quickly, because they will not accept your testimony about Me.' 19 But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues. 20 And when the blood of Your servant Stephen was being shed, I stood there, giving my approval and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.' 21 Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.'
• Acts 23:11 : 11 The following night the Lord stood by Paul and said, 'Take courage! For as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.'
• Acts 27:23-24 : 23 Last night, an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, 24 saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar. And God has graciously given you the lives of all who are sailing with you.'
• Rom 1:5 : 5 Through Him, we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of His name among all the nations,
• Rom 15:16 : 16 To be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Cor 4:1 : 1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we were shown mercy, we do not lose heart.
• 2 Cor 5:18 : 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
• 2 Cor 12:1-7 : 1 Boasting is indeed not profitable for me. But I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know a man in Christ who, fourteen years ago—whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know; God knows—was caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I know such a man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know; God knows— 4 was caught up into paradise and heard inexpressible words, which are not lawful for a man to utter. 5 On behalf of this man I will boast, but concerning myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses. 6 For if I desire to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, lest anyone think more of me than what they see in me or hear from me. 7 And because of the extraordinary revelations, so that I might not become conceited, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me, so that I would not become conceited.
• Gal 1:12 : 12 For I did not receive it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
• Gal 2:2 : 2 I went up because of a revelation and presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles, but I did this privately to those of reputation, so that I might ensure I was not running or had not run in vain.
• Eph 3:7-8 : 7 Of this gospel I became a servant, according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me through the working of His power. 8 To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
• Col 1:7 : 7 You learned it from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,
• Col 1:23 : 23 if indeed you continue in the faith, established and firm, and do not move away from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
• Col 1:25 : 25 I have become its servant according to the commission God gave me for you, to fully proclaim the word of God,
• 1 Thess 3:2 : 2 And we sent Timothy, our brother, and God's servant, and our fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you concerning your faith.
• 1 Tim 1:12 : 12 I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to His service.
• 1 Tim 4:6 : 6 If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and the good teaching that you have followed.
• 2 Tim 4:5 : 5 But as for you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.