Acts 26:16

Acts 26:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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;
• New International Version (NIV)‘Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen and will see of me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you.

Context of Acts 26:16

14And when we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goads. 15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared to thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of the things which thou hast seen, and of the things in which I will appear to thee; 17Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send thee, 18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them who are sanctified by faith that is in me.

Acts 26:16 word by word

ἀλλ᾽ ἀνάστηθι καὶ στῆθι ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας σου· εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ ὤφθην σοι προχειρίσασθαί σε ὑπηρέτην καὶ μάρτυρα ὧν τε εἶδές με ὧν τε ὀφθήσομαί σοι,Read the interlinear

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• riseἀνίστημιanistēmi · to ariseG450
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• standἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• thyσοῦsou · youG4675
• feetπούςpous · footG4228
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• appearedὀπτάνομαιoptanomai optomai · to appearG3700
• theeσοίsoi · youG4671
• forεἰςeis · towardG1519
• purposeτοῦτοtouto · thatG5124
• makeπροχειρίζωprocheirizomai · to appointG4400
• theeσέse · youG4571
• ministerὑπηρέτηςhupēretēs · servantG5257
• witnessμάρτυςmartus · witnessG3144
• bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• seenεἴδωeidō · to perceive: seeG1492

Cross-references for Acts 26:16

• Acts 9:6And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
• Acts 22:10And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee concerning all things which are appointed for thee to do.
• Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, Go: for he is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
• Acts 13:1Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
• Acts 22:14And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
• Acts 1:17For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.
• Acts 6:4But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
• Acts 20:24But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.
• Acts 21:19And when he had greeted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
• Romans 1:5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:
• Romans 15:16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• 2 Corinthians 4:1Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;
• 2 Corinthians 5:18And all things are from God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
• Ephesians 3:7Of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me by the effectual working of his power.
• Colossians 1:7As ye also learned from Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2And sent Timothy, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellow-labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith:

Commentaries on Acts 26:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16But rise, etc. - The particulars mentioned here, and in the two following verses, are not given in Acts 9:1-9, nor in Acts 22:6-11, where he gives an account of his conversion. He has detailed the different circumstances of that important event, as he saw it necessary; and perhaps there were several others which then took place, that he had no opportunity of mentioning, because there was nothing in succeeding occurrences which rendered it necessary to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16But rise … - The particulars mentioned in this verse and the two following are not recorded in the account of Paul‘s conversion in Acts 22:15. Which thou hast seen - On the road to Damascus; that is, of the Lord Jesus, and of the fact that he was risen from the dead. And of those things … - Of those further manifestations of my person, purposes, and will, which I will yet make to you. It is evident from this that the Lord Jesus promised to manifest…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of Christ both to him and in him; when in the full career of his sin. He was made a minister by Divine authority: the same Jesus who appeared to him in that glorious light, ordered him to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. A world that sits in darkness must be enlightened; those must be brought to know the things that belong to their everlasting peace, who are yet ignorant of them. A…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-18See 9:1–18.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816-18. But rise, &c.--Here the apostle appears to condense into one statement various sayings of his Lord to him in visions at different times, in order to present at one view the grandeur of the commission with which his Master had clothed him [Alford]. a minister ... both of these things which thou hast seen--putting him on a footing with those "eye-witnesses and ministers of the word" mentioned in Lu 1:2. and of those in which I will appear to…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings