but getup and enterthe city,and it will be toldyou whatyou mustdo."
Whois the manwho fearsthe LORD?He will instructhim in the wayhe should choose.
Blessedis the manwhomYou chasten,O LORD,And whom You teachout of Your law;
"I have seenhis ways,but I will healhim; I will leadhim and restorecomfortto him and to his mourners,
"For My handmadeallthesethings,Thus allthesethingscameinto being,"declaresthe LORD."But to thisoneI will look,To him whois humbleand contriteof spirit,and whotremblesat My word.
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."
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.
"But many[who are] firstwill be last;and [the] last,first.
And the crowdswere questioninghim, saying,"Thenwhatshall we do?"
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."
Thereforesendto Joppaand inviteSimon,whois also calledPeter,to come to you; he is stayingat the houseof Simon[the] tannerby the sea.'
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 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;
And he said,"Whoare You, Lord?"And He [said], "I amJesuswhomyou are persecuting,
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.
The Lawcamein sothat the transgressionwould increase;but wheresinincreased,graceabounded all the more,
I was oncealiveapartfrom the Law;but when the commandmentcame,sinbecame aliveand I died;
So then,my beloved,justas you have alwaysobeyed,not as in my presenceonly,but nowmuchmorein my absence,workout your salvationwith fearand trembling;
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."
When Saulsawthe campof the Philistines,he was afraidand his hearttrembledgreatly.
