Acts 26:16

New Century Version

Stand up! I have chosen you to be my servant and my witness—you will tell people the things that you have seen and the things that I will show you. This is why I have come to you today.

Cross References

Ezekiel 2:1

He said to me, “Human, stand up on your feet so I may speak with you.”

Daniel 10:11

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

Luke 1:2

They have written the same things that we learned from others—the people who saw those things from the beginning and served God by telling people his message.

Acts 20:24

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

Acts 21:19

Paul greeted them and told them everything God had done among the other nations through him.

Acts 22:10

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

Acts 23:11

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

Acts 26:15

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

Acts 6:4

Then we can continue to pray and to teach the word of God.”

Romans 1:5

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

Romans 15:16

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to those who are not Jews. I served God by teaching his Good News, so that the non-Jewish people could be an offering that God would accept—an offering made holy by the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 4:1

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

2 Corinthians 5:18

All this is from God. Through Christ, God made peace between us and himself, and God gave us the work of telling everyone about the peace we can have with him.

Galatians 1:12

I did not get it from humans, nor did anyone teach it to me, but Jesus Christ showed it to me.

Galatians 2:2

I went because God showed me I should go. I met with the believers there, and in private I told their leaders the Good News that I preach to the non-Jewish people. I did not want my past work and the work I am now doing to be wasted.

Ephesians 3:3

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

Colossians 1:23

This will happen if you continue strong and sure in your faith. You must not be moved away from the hope brought to you by the Good News that you heard. That same Good News has been told to everyone in the world, and I, Paul, help in preaching that Good News.

Colossians 1:25

I became a servant of the church because God gave me a special work to do that helps you, and that work is to tell fully the message of God.

Colossians 1:7

You learned about God’s grace from Epaphras, whom we love. He works together with us and is a faithful servant of Christ for us.

1 Thessalonians 3:2

and send Timothy to you. Timothy, our brother, works with us for God and helps us tell people the Good News about Christ. We sent him to strengthen and encourage you in your faith

1 Timothy 1:12

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

1 Timothy 4:6

By telling these things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus. You will be made strong by the words of the faith and the good teaching which you have been following.

2 Timothy 4:5

But you should control yourself at all times, accept troubles, do the work of telling the Good News, and complete all the duties of a servant of God.