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And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou dost persecute.
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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 which I will appear unto thee;
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delivering thee from the people and
from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee
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to open their eyes
and to turn
them from darkness to light and
from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among those who are sanctified by the faith that is in me.
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Whereupon, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision,
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but I announced first unto those of Damascus and at Jerusalem and throughout all the coasts of Judaea and
then to the Gentiles that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
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For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple and went about to kill
me.
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Having, therefore, obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said should come:
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that the Christ should suffer
and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead and should show light unto this people and to the Gentiles.
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And as he spoke these things and
answered for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
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But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus, but speak forth words of truth and temperance.