And the Lordsaidto Paulin the nightby a vision,"Do not be afraid[any longer], but go on speakingand do not be silent;
"Cryloudly,do not holdback;Raiseyour voicelike a trumpet,And declareto My peopletheir transgressionAnd to the houseof Jacobtheir sins.
"Now, girdup your loinsand arise,and speakto them allwhichI commandyou. Do not be dismayedbeforethem, orI will dismayyou beforethem.
You drewnearwhenI calledon You; You said,"Do not fear!"
"Arise,goto Ninevehthe greatcityand proclaimto it the proclamationwhichI am going to tellyou."
On the otherhandI am filledwith power--With the Spiritof the LORD--And with justiceand courageTo makeknownto Jacobhis rebelliousact,Even to Israelhis sin.
A visionappearedto Paulin the night:a manof Macedoniawas standingand appealingto him, and saying,"Come overto Macedoniaand helpus."
for I amwith you, and no manwill attackyou in order to harmyou, for I have manypeoplein thiscity."
and I sawHim sayingto me, 'Make haste,and getout of Jerusalemquickly,becausethey will not acceptyour testimonyaboutMe.'
But on the night[immediately] following,the Lordstoodat his side and said,"Take courage;for as you have solemnly witnessedto My causeat Jerusalem,soyou mustwitnessat Romealso."
Nowthere was a discipleat DamascusnamedAnanias;and the Lordsaidto him in a vision,"Ananias."And he said,"HereI am, Lord."
AmI not free?AmI not an apostle?Have I not seenJesusour Lord?Are you not my workin the Lord?
but after we had already sufferedand been mistreatedin Philippi,as you know,we had the boldnessin our Godto speakto you the gospelof Godamidmuchopposition.
