Acts 26:14-18
Saul, Saul, why persecutest you me? it is hard for you to kick against the goad. I am Jesus whom you persecutest. But arise, and stand upon your feet: for to this end have I appeared unto you, to appoint you a minister and a witness both of the things wherein you have seen me, and of the things wherein I will appear unto you; delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send you, to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.
Context
Paul's third and most expansive retelling of the Damascus road, spoken before King Agrippa; Jesus's words here incorporate his full commission
Synoptic Parallels
Acts 9:4-6; Acts 22:7-10
OT Reference
Isaiah 42:7, Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 61:1
Reframe Note
The fullest version — Jesus's commission echoes the Servant Songs of Isaiah, appointing Paul to the same mission of opening blind eyes and liberating captives
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