Acts 26:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Stand up! I have chosen you to be my servant. You will tell people about me—what you have seen today and what I will show you. This is why I have come to you.

Cross References

Daniel 10:11

The man in the vision said to me, “Daniel, God loves you very much. Think very carefully about the words I will speak to you. Stand up; I have been sent to you.” And when he said this, I stood up. I was still shaking because I was afraid.

Ezekiel 2:1

The voice said, “Son of man, stand up and I will speak with you.”

1 Timothy 1:12

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord because he trusted me and gave me this work of serving him. He gives me strength.

Galatians 1:12

I did not get my message from any other human. The Good News is not something I learned from other people. Jesus Christ himself gave it to me. He showed me the Good News that I should tell people.

Romans 15:16

to be a servant of Christ Jesus for those who are not Jews. I serve like a priest whose duty it is to tell God’s Good News. He gave me this work so that you non-Jewish people could be an offering that he will accept—an offering made holy by the Holy Spirit.

Colossians 1:25

I became a servant of the church because God gave me a special work to do. This work helps you. My work is to tell the complete message of God.

Colossians 1:23

And that is what will happen if you continue to believe in the Good News you heard. You must remain strong and sure in your faith. You must not let anything cause you to give up the hope that became yours when you heard the Good News. That same Good News has been told to everyone on earth, and that’s the work that I, Paul, was given to do.

Galatians 2:2

I went there because God showed me that I should go. I explained to them the message that I tell the non-Jewish people. I also met alone with those who were considered to be the leaders. I wanted to be sure we were in agreement so that my past work and the work I do now would not be wasted.

Acts 23:11

The next night the Lord Jesus came and stood by Paul. He said, “Be brave! You have told people in Jerusalem about me. You must do the same in Rome.”

2 Timothy 4:5

But you should control yourself at all times. When troubles come, accept them. Do the work of telling the Good News. Do all the duties of a servant of God.

1 Timothy 4:6

Tell this to the brothers and sisters there. This will show that you are a good servant of Christ Jesus. You will show that you are made strong by the words of faith and good teaching you have followed.

Colossians 1:7

You heard it from Epaphras, our dear friend and co-worker. He is a faithful servant of Christ for us.

2 Corinthians 5:18

All this is from God. Through Christ, God made peace between himself and us. And God gave us the work of bringing people into peace with him.

2 Corinthians 4:1

God, with his mercy, gave us this work to do, so we don’t give up.

Romans 1:5

Through Christ, God gave me the special work of an apostle—to lead people of all nations to believe and obey him. I do all this to honor Christ.

Acts 22:10

“I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord answered, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told all that I have planned for you to do.’

Acts 21:19

After greeting them, Paul told them point by point all that God had used him to do among the non-Jewish people.

Acts 20:24

I don’t care about my own life. The most important thing is that I finish my work. I want to finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace.

Acts 6:4

Then we can use all our time to pray and to teach the word of God.”

Luke 1:2

What they have written agrees with what we learned from the people who saw those events from the beginning. They also served God by telling people his message.

Acts 26:15

“I said, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “The Lord said, ‘I am Jesus. I am the one you are persecuting.

Ephesians 3:3

God let me know his secret plan by showing it to me. I have already written a little about this.