but getup and enterthe city,and it will be toldyou whatyou mustdo."
"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 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;
So then,my beloved,justas you have alwaysobeyed,not as in my presenceonly,but nowmuchmorein my absence,workout your salvationwith fearand trembling;
And Isaiahis very boldand says,"I WAS FOUNDBY THOSEWHO DID NOT SEEKME, I BECAMEMANIFESTTO THOSEWHO DID NOT ASKFOR ME."
For not knowingabout God'srighteousnessand seekingto establishtheir own,they did not subjectthemselves to the righteousnessof God.
I was oncealiveapartfrom the Law;but when the commandmentcame,sinbecame aliveand I died;
The Lawcamein sothat the transgressionwould increase;but wheresinincreased,graceabounded all the more,
Thereforesendto Joppaand inviteSimon,whois also calledPeter,to come to you; he is stayingat the houseof Simon[the] tannerby the sea.'
They said,"Cornelius,a centurion,a righteousand God-fearingmanwell spokenof by the entirenationof the Jews,was [divinely] directedby a holyangelto sendfor you [to come] to his houseand heara messagefrom you."
he is stayingwith a tanner[named] Simon,whosehouseis by the sea."
Nowwhen they heard[this], they were piercedto the heart,and saidto Peterand the restof the apostles,"Brethren,whatshall we do?"
And the crowdswere questioninghim, saying,"Thenwhatshall we do?"
"But many[who are] firstwill be last;and [the] last,first.
I heardand my inwardpartstrembled,At the soundmy lipsquivered.Decayentersmy bones,And in my placeI tremble.BecauseI must waitquietlyfor the dayof distress,For the peopleto arise[who] will invadeus.
"For My handmadeallthesethings,Thus allthesethingscameinto being,"declaresthe LORD."But to thisoneI will look,To him whois humbleand contriteof spirit,and whotremblesat My word.
"I have seenhis ways,but I will healhim; I will leadhim and restorecomfortto him and to his mourners,
Blessedis the manwhomYou chasten,O LORD,And whom You teachout of Your law;
Whois the manwho fearsthe LORD?He will instructhim in the wayhe should choose.
When Saulsawthe campof the Philistines,he was afraidand his hearttrembledgreatly.
But He givesa greatergrace.Therefore[it] says,"GODIS OPPOSEDTO THE PROUD,BUT GIVESGRACETO THE HUMBLE."
"You shall inviteJesseto the sacrifice,and I will showyou whatyou shall do;and you shall anointfor Me the one whomI designateto you."
Then He saidto me, "Sonof man,standon your feetthat I may speakwith you!"
The handof the LORDwas on me there,and He saidto me, "Getup, goout to the plain,and thereI will speakto you."
And he said,"Whoare You, Lord?"And He [said], "I amJesuswhomyou are persecuting,
