Acts 26:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ Stand up! I have chosen you to be my servant. You will be my witness—you will tell people the things that you have seen about me today and the things that I will show you. This is why I have come to you today.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ But arise and stand upon your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, that I might appoint you to serve as [My] minister and to bear witness both to what you have seen of Me and to that in which I will appear to you,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ But arise, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things wherein thou hast seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto thee;

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Get up! Stand on your feet! I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you as my servant and witness of what you have seen and what I will show you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ But rise up and stand on your feet. For I appeared to you for this reason: so that I may establish you as a minister and a witness concerning the things that you have seen, and concerning the things that I will show to you:

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ But rise up, and stand upon thy feet: for to this end have I appeared to thee, that I may make thee a minister, and a witness of those things which thou hast seen, and of those things wherein I will appear to thee,

Acts 26:16 Tagairtí Cros

Ezekiel 2:1

The voice said, “Son of man, {\cf2\super [12]} stand up and I will speak with you.”

Daniel 10:11

The man in the vision {\cf2\super [122]} said to me, ‘Daniel, God loves you very much. Think very carefully about the words I will speak to you. Stand up, I have been sent to you.’ And when he said this, I stood up. I was still shaking because I was afraid.

Luke 1:2

They have written the same things that we learned from some other people—the people that 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 finish my work. I want to finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do—to tell people the Good News about God’s grace (kindness).

Acts 21:19

Paul greeted all of them. Then he told them about how God used him to do many things among the non-Jewish people. He told them all the things that God did through him.

Acts 22:10

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

Acts 23:11

The next night the Lord \{Jesus\} came and stood by Paul. He said, “Be brave! You have told people in Jerusalem about me. You must also go to Rome to tell people there about me!”

Acts 26:15

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

Acts 6:4

Then we can use all our time to pray and to teach the word \{of God\}.”

Romans 1:5

Through Christ, God gave me the special work of an apostle. {\cf2\super [7]} God gave me this work to lead people of all nations to believe and obey God. And I do this work for Christ.

Romans 15:16

to be a minister of Christ Jesus. God made me a minister to help the non-Jewish people. I serve God by teaching his Good News. {\cf2\super [151]} I do this so that the non-Jewish people may be an offering that God will accept. Those people are made holy {\cf2\super [152]} for God by the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [153]}

2 Corinthians 4:1

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

2 Corinthians 5:18

So we think about the things we cannot see, not what we see. The things we see continue only a short time. And the things we cannot see will continue forever.

Galatians 1:12

I did not get my message from any other human. The Good News is not something I learned from other people. Jesus Christ himself gave it to me. He showed me the Good News that I should tell people.

Galatians 2:2

I went because God showed me that I should go. I went to those men who were considered to be the leaders \{of the believers\}. When we were alone, I told these men the Good News {\cf2\super [10]} I tell to the non-Jewish people. \{I wanted these men to understand my work,\} so that my past work and the work I do now would not be wasted.

Ephesians 3:3

God let me know his secret plan. He showed it to me. I have already written a little about this.

Colossians 1:23

Christ will do this if you continue to believe in the Good News {\cf2\super [7]} you heard. You must continue strong and sure in your faith. You must not be moved away from the hope that Good News gave you. That same Good News has been told to all people in the world. I, Paul, help in telling that Good News.

Colossians 1:7

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

1 Timothy 1:12

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

1 Timothy 4:6

Tell these things to the brothers and sisters there. This will show that you are a good servant of Christ Jesus. You will show that you are made strong by the words of faith and good teaching that you have followed.

2 Timothy 4:5

But you should control yourself at all times. When troubles come, accept those troubles. Do the work of telling the Good News. Do all the duties of a servant of God.