"But stand up and enter into the city, and it will be spoken to you what you must do."

And Saul arose from the ground, and although his eyes were open, he saw no one; and leading him by the hand, they brought [him] into Damascus.

So I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus, and it will be told to you about all the things which it has been appointed for you to do.'

But the Lord said to him, "Go [your way], for he is a chosen vessel to Me to bear My name before Gentiles and kings, and the sons of Israel.

For I will show him all the things that he must suffer for My name's sake."

Now there were some in the church being in Antioch [who were] prophets and teachers: Both Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen, brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Then, fasting and praying, and laying their hands on them, they sent them away.

And he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and hear the voice from His mouth.

For you shall be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.

for he was numbered with us and obtained a portion in this ministry."

"to receive the portion in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place."

But we will faithfully engage in prayer and in the ministry of the word."

But I count myself as nothing; nor do I regard my life as valuable to myself, so that I may complete my course with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to bear solemn testimony to the gospel of the grace of God.

And having greeted them, he reported one by one those things which God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for His name,

that I should be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God as a priest, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we received mercy, we do not despair,

And all things are of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and who gave to us the ministry of this reconciliation,

of which I became a minister according to the free gift of the grace of God which was given to me according to the working of His power.

To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

just as also you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,

if indeed you continue in the faith, having been founded and firm and not drifting away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, which was proclaimed to all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, became a minister.

of which I became a minister according to the stewardship of God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God,

and sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, in order to establish you and encourage you concerning your faith,

And I give thanks to the [One] who empowers me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because He considered me faithful, putting me into the ministry,

Instructing the brothers in these things, you will be a good minister of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of faith and of the good doctrine which you have carefully followed.

You however be watchful in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Now the Lord spoke to Paul by a vision in the night, "Fear not, but speak, and do not keep silent;

for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you; for I have many people in this city."

"And it happened to me, having returned to Jerusalem and praying in the temple, that I came to be in a trance

"And I said, 'Lord, they know that in every synagogue I was imprisoning and beating those believing on You.

"Then He said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"

Now on the next night the Lord stood by him and said, "Take courage, Paul; for as you solemnly testified about the things concerning Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."

For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom also I serve,

saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; for it is necessary for you to stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those sailing with you.'

It is indeed not profitable for me to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord:

And I know such a man--whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows--

Concerning such a one I will boast, but concerning myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.

And lest I exalt myself above measure by the excellence of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan, that it might beat me, lest I exalt myself above measure.

For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but through the revelation of Jesus Christ.

And I went up by revelation, and I set before them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those with influence, lest somehow I might run, or had run, for nothing.