But getup and standon your feet;for thispurpose I have appearedto you, to appointyou a ministerand a witnessnot onlyto the things whichyou have seen,but alsoto the things in whichI will appearto you;
Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,standon your feetthat I may speakwith you!"
He saidto me, "O Daniel,manof highesteem,understandthe wordsthat I am about to tellyou and standupright,for I have nowbeen sentto you." And when he had spokenthiswordto me, I stoodup trembling.
justas they were handed downto us by thosewho from the beginningwere eyewitnessesand servantsof the word,
"For he was countedamongus and receivedhis sharein thisministry."
to occupythisministryand apostleshipfrom whichJudasturned asideto goto his ownplace."
"But I do not considermy lifeof anyaccountas dearto myself,sothat I may finishmy courseand the ministrywhichI receivedfrom the LordJesus,to testify solemnlyof the gospelof the graceof God.
After he had greetedthem, he [began] to relateone by onethe things whichGodhad doneamongthe Gentilesthroughhis ministry.
"And I said,Whatshall I do,Lord?'And the Lordsaidto me, 'Getup and goon into Damascus,and thereyou will be toldof allthat has been appointedfor you to do.'
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."
"And I said,'Whoare You, Lord?'And the Lordsaid,'I amJesuswhomyou are persecuting.
"But we will devote ourselvesto prayerand to the ministryof the word."
throughwhomwe have receivedgraceand apostleshipto bring about[the] obedienceof faithamongallthe Gentilesfor His name'ssake,
to be a ministerof ChristJesusto the Gentiles,ministering as a priestthe gospelof God,sothat [my] offeringof the Gentilesmay becomeacceptable,sanctifiedby the HolySpirit.
Therefore,since we havethisministry,as we received mercy,we do not lose heart,
Nowall [these] thingsare from God,whoreconciledus to HimselfthroughChristand gaveus the ministryof reconciliation,
For I neitherreceivedit from man,norwas I taughtit, but [I received it] througha revelationof JesusChrist.
It was becauseof a revelationthat I wentup; and I submittedto them the gospelwhichI preachamongthe Gentiles,but [I did so] in privateto thosewho were of reputation,for fearthat I might be running,orhad run,in vain.
that by revelationthere was made knownto me the mystery,as I wrote beforein brief.
ifindeedyou continuein the faithfirmly establishedand steadfast,and not moved awayfrom the hopeof the gospelthat you have heard,which was proclaimedin allcreationunderheaven,and of whichI, Paul,was madea minister.
Of [this church] I was madea ministeraccordingto the stewardshipfrom Godbestowedon me for your benefit,so that I might fully carryout the [preaching of] the wordof God,
justas you learned[it] from Epaphras,our belovedfellow bond-servant,whois a faithfulservantof Christon our behalf,
and we sentTimothy,our brotherand God'sfellow workerin the gospelof Christ,to strengthenand encourageyou as to your faith,
I thankChristJesusour Lord,who has strengthenedme, becauseHe consideredme faithful,puttingme into service,
In pointingout these thingsto the brethren,you will be a goodservantof ChristJesus,[constantly] nourishedon the wordsof the faithand of the sounddoctrinewhichyou have been following.
But you, be soberin all things,endure hardship,dothe workof an evangelist,fulfillyour ministry.
