Acts 26:19

Easy To Read Version

Paul continued speaking: “King Agrippa, {\cf2\super [495]} after I had this vision {\cf2\super [496]} from heaven, I obeyed it.

Cross References

Isaiah 50:5

The Lord my Master helps me learn, and I have not turned against him. I will not stop following him.

Isaiah 6:8

Then I heard my Lord’s voice. The Lord said, “Who can I send? Who will go for us?”

Jeremiah 20:9

Sometimes I say to myself,\par “I will forget about the Lord.\par I will not speak any more\par in the name of the Lord!”\par But when I say that,\par then the Lord’s message is like a fire\par burning inside of me!\par It feels like it is burning\par deep in my bones!\par I get tired of trying to hold\par the Lord’s message inside of me.\par And finally, I am not able to hold it in.\par

Ezekiel 12:7

So I (Ezekiel) did as I was commanded. During the day, I took my bags and acted like I was going to a faraway country. That evening I used my hands and made a hole in the wall. During the night I put my bag on my shoulder and left. I did this so all the people could see me.

Ezekiel 3:14

The wind {\cf2\super [25]} lifted me and took me away. I left that place. I was very sad and upset in my spirit. {\cf2\super [26]} But I felt Lord’s power in me!

Jonah 1:3

\{Jonah did not want to obey God,\} so Jonah tried to run away from the Lord. Jonah went to Joppa. {\cf2\super [3]} Jonah found a boat that was going to the faraway city of Tarshish. {\cf2\super [4]} Jonah paid money for the trip and went on the boat. Jonah wanted to travel with the people on this boat to Tarshish and run away from the Lord.

Acts 26:18

You will show the people the Truth. The people will turn away from darkness (sin) to the light (good). They will turn away from the power of Satan, and they will turn to God. Then their sins can be forgiven. They can have a share with those people who have been made holy {\cf2\super [494]} by believing in me.’”

Acts 26:2

He said, “King Agrippa, I will answer all the charges that the Jews say against me. I think it is a blessing that I can stand here before you today and do this.

Acts 26:20

I began telling people that they should change their hearts and lives and turn back to God. I told the people to do things that show that they really changed their hearts. I told these things first to people in Damascus. Then I went to Jerusalem and to every part of Judea and told these things to the people there. I also went to the non-Jewish people.

Galatians 1:16

to tell the Good News {\cf2\super [6]} about his Son (Jesus) to the non-Jewish people. So God let me see and learn about his Son. When God called me, I did not get advice or help from any person.