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But arise, and stand on your feet, for to this end have I appeared to you, to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you;
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Commentators emphasize that Jesus didn't just save Paul; He immediately gave him a new purpose. The words "to appoint thee a minister and a witness" show that Paul's authority came directly from the risen Christ, not from any human institution. His mission was divinely ordained from the very first moment of his conversion.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But rise, and so on. The details mentioned in this verse and the two following are not recorded in the account of Paul's conversion in Act…
Arise and stand (αναστηθ κα στηθ). "Emphatic assonance" (Page). Second aorist active imperative of compound verb (ανιστημ) and sim…
19th Century
Anglican
But rise, and stand upon your feet.—The report of the words heard by the Apostle is much fuller than in either Acts 9:11 …
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Baptist
And I said, Who are you, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom you persecute. But rise and stand upon your feet; for I have appeared to you for th…
On the other hand, this third account leaves out certain features of the other two: (1) the heavenly speaker identifies himself only as Jesus (cf. …
16th Century
Protestant
But rise. Christ threw Paul down so that he might humble him; now he lifts him up and tells him to take courage. And we too are daily thro…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But rise and stand upon your feet This, and what follows in this and the two next verses, are not in any of the former account…
Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of Christ both to him and in him; while he was in the full career of his sin. He was mad…
