Kisah Para Rasul 26:16

Bahasa Indonesia Sehari-hari

Tetapi sekarang, bangunlah dan berdirilah. Aku menampakkan diri kepadamu untuk menetapkan engkau menjadi pelayan dan saksi tentang segala sesuatu yang telah kaulihat dari pada-Ku dan tentang apa yang akan Kuperlihatkan kepadamu nanti.

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Tetapi sekarang, bangunlah dan berdirilah. Aku menampakkan diri kepadamu untuk menetapkan engkau menjadi pelayan dan saksi tentang segala sesuatu yang telah kaulihat dari pada-Ku dan tentang apa yang akan Kuperlihatkan kepadamu nanti.

Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
tetapi bangkit dan berdiri tegaklah engkau, karena inilah sebabnya Aku kelihatan kepada engkau, hendak menetapkan engkau menjadi rasul dan saksi, baik dari segala perihal yang sudah engkau tampak baik dari hal yang di dalamnya Aku akan dinyatakan kepada engkau kelak;

Contextual Overview

¹² About which thynges, as I went to Damascus, with auctoritie and commission of the hye priestes: ¹³ Euen at mydday, O kyng, I sawe in the way, a lyght from heauen, aboue the bryghtnesse of the Sunne, shyne rounde about me and them which iourneyed with me. ¹⁴ And when we were all fallen to the earth, I hearde a voyce speakyng vnto me, and saying in the Hebrewe tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is harde for thee to kicke agaynste the prickes. ¹⁵ And I sayde: Who art thou Lorde? And he sayde: I am Iesus whom thou persecutest. ¹⁶ But ryse and stande vpon thy feete. For I haue appeared vnto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witnesse, both of those thynges which thou hast seene, and of those thynges in the which I wyll appeare vnto thee, ¹⁷ Delyueryng thee from the people, and from the gentiles, vnto whom nowe I sende thee, ¹⁸ To open their eyes, that they may be turned from darknesse to lyght, & from the power of Satan vnto God, that they may receaue forgeuenes of sinnes, & inheritaunce among them which are sanctified by fayth that is towarde me. ¹⁹ Wherfore, O kyng Agrippa, I was not disobedient vnto the heauenly visio: ²⁰ But shewed first vnto them of Damascus, & at Hierusalem, and throughout all the coastes of Iurie, and then to the gentiles, that they shoulde repent, and turne to God, and do such workes as become them that repent. ²¹ For this cause the Iewes caught me in the temple, & went about to kyll me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

rise: Acts 9:6-9, Acts 22:10

to make: Acts 9:15, Acts 9:16, Acts 13:1-4, Acts 22:14, Acts 22:15

a minister: Acts 1:17, Acts 1:25, Acts 6:4, Acts 20:24, Acts 21:19, Romans 1:5, Romans 15:16, 2 Corinthians 4:1, 2 Corinthians 5:18, Ephesians 3:7, Ephesians 3:8, Colossians 1:7, Colossians 1:23, Colossians 1:25, 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 1 Timothy 1:12, 1 Timothy 4:6, 2 Timothy 4:5

in the: Acts 18:9, Acts 18:10, Acts 22:17-21, Acts 23:11, Acts 27:23, Acts 27:24, 2 Corinthians 12:1-7, Galatians 1:12, Galatians 2:2

Reciprocal: Proverbs 14:25 - General Isaiah 6:8 - Whom Ezekiel 2:1 - stand Daniel 10:11 - upright Luke 1:2 - and Romans 1:1 - called 1 Corinthians 9:1 - have 1 Corinthians 9:16 - for 1 Corinthians 15:8 - he was Revelation 1:2 - and of all

Cross-References

Exodus 1:9
And he sayde vnto his folke, Beholde, the people of the chyldren of Israel are greater and myghtier then we.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But rise and stand upon thy feet,.... This, and what follows in this and the two next verses, are not in any of the former accounts; and these words are used not only because Saul was fallen to the earth, and are an encouragement to rise up, and stand corporeally, but to take heart, and be of good cheer; for though he had acted so vile and cruel a part by Christ, and his people, yet he had designs of grace, and good will to him; and this appearance was not for his destruction, but for his honour, comfort, and usefulness:

for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose; not to take vengeance for past offences, but for the ends hereafter mentioned: and this appearance of Christ was real, corporeal, and personal, and not imaginary, or merely visionary and intellectual; and it was to this sight of Christ he more than once refers, partly in proof of Christ's resurrection from the dead, and partly to demonstrate the truth of his apostleship, 1 Corinthians 9:1.

to make thee a minister and a witness, both of those things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; so that he was an apostle, not of men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, as he himself says, Galatians 1:1. He was a minister, not of man's making, but of Christ's; and they are the only true ministers of the Gospel, who are made by Christ, who have their mission and commission, their qualifications, gifts, and abilities, their doctrine, work, and wages from him: and the apostle's work, as a minister, was to be a witness; it was to testify what he had seen of Christ corporeally; and what knowledge of his person, office, and grace was now communicated to him by the spirit of wisdom and revelation; and what should hereafter be made known to him, either mediately by Ananias, or immediately by Christ and his Spirit; for the apostle had after appearances, visions, and revelations; see Acts 22:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But rise ... - The particulars mentioned in this verse and the two following are not recorded in the account of Paul’s conversion in Acts 9:0; but it is not improbable that many circumstances may have occurred which are not recorded. Paul dwells on them here at length in order particularly to show his authority for doing what he had done in preaching to the Gentiles.

To make thee a minister - A minister of the gospel; a preacher of the truth.

And a witness - See the notes on Acts 22:15.

Which thou hast seen - On the road to Damascus; that is, of the Lord Jesus, and of the fact that he was risen from the dead.

And of those things ... - Of those further manifestations of my person, purposes, and will, which I will yet make to you. It is evident from this that the Lord Jesus promised to manifest himself to Paul in his ministry, and to make to him still further displays of his will and glory. Compare Acts 22:17-18. This was done by his rescuing him from destruction and danger; by inspiration; by the growing and expanding view which Paul was permitted to take of the character and perfections of the Lord Jesus. In this we see that it is the duty of ministers to bear witness not only to the truth of religion in general, or of that which they can demonstrate by argument, but more especially of that which they experience in their own hearts, and which they understand by having themselves been the subjects of it. No man is qualified to enter the ministry who has not a personal saving view of the glory and perfections of the Lord Jesus, and who does not go to his work as a witness of those things which he has felt; and no man enters the ministry with these feelings who has not, as Paul had, a promise that he shall see still brighter displays of the perfections of the Saviour, and be permitted to advance in the knowledge of him and of his work. The highest personal consolation in this work is the promise of being admitted to ever-growing and expanding views of the glory of the Lord Jesus, and of experiencing his presence, guidance, and protection.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 26:16. But rise, c.] The particulars mentioned here, and in the two following verses, are not given in Acts 9:1-9, nor in Acts 22:6-11, where he gives an account of his conversion. He has detailed the different circumstances of that important event, as he saw it necessary and perhaps there were several others which then took place, that he had no opportunity of mentioning, because there was nothing in succeeding occurrences which rendered it necessary to produce them.

To make thee a minister — υπηρετην, An under-rower; that is, one who is under the guidance and authority of another; an assistant, or servant. So Paul was to act solely under the authority of Jesus Christ; and tug hard at the oar, in order to bring the vessel, through the tempestuous ocean, to the safe harbour. See the concluding observations on John 6:0, John 6:71; John 6:71.

And a witness — μαρτυρα, A martyr. Though this word literally means a witness, yet we apply it only to such persons as have borne testimony to the truth of God at the hazard and expense of their lives. In this sense, also, ancient history states St. Paul to have been a witness; for it is said he was beheaded at Rome, by the command of Nero.

In the which I will appear — Here Christ gives him to understand that he should have farther communications from himself; and this may refer either to those interpositions of Divine Providence by which he was so often rescued from destruction, or to those encouragements which he received in dreams, visions, trances, &c., or to that general inspiration under which he was enabled to apprehend and reveal the secret things of God, for the edification of the Church. To all of which may be added that astonishing power by which he was so often enabled to work miracles for the confirmation of the truth.