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And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. <a href="/nkjv/acts/9.htm">New King James Version</a> So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” <a href="/nasb_/acts/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> but get up and enter the city, and it will be told to you what you must do.” <a href="/nasb/acts/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> but get up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/acts/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> but rise, and enter the city, and it shall be told you what you must do.” <a href="/lsb/acts/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> but rise up and enter the city, and it will be told you what you must do.” <a href="/amp/acts/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” <a href="/csb/acts/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” <a href="/hcsb/acts/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.&#8221 <a href="/asv/acts/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. <a href="/cev/acts/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Now get up and go into the city, where you will be told what to do." <a href="/erv/acts/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> but rise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. <a href="/gwt/acts/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Get up! Go into the city, and you'll be told what you should do." <a href="/gnt/acts/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> "But get up and go into the city, where you will be told what you must do." <a href="/isv/acts/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now get up, go into the city, and you will be told what you are to do." <a href="/msb/acts/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.? <a href="/net/acts/9.htm">NET Bible</a> But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do." <a href="/nheb/acts/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do." <a href="/wbt/acts/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. <a href="/wey/acts/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "But rise and go to the city, and you will be told what you are to do. <a href="/web/acts/9.htm">World English Bible</a> But rise up and enter into the city, then you will be told what you must do.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> trembling also, and astonished, he said, “Lord, what do You wish me to do?” And the LORD [said] to him,]] “Arise, and enter into the city, and it will be told [to] you what you must do.” <a href="/blb/acts/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But rise up and enter into the city, and it will be told you that which it behooves you to do." <a href="/ylt/acts/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> trembling also, and astonished, he said, 'Lord, what dost thou wish me to do?' and the Lord said unto him, 'Arise, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behoveth thee to do.' <a href="/slt/acts/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he trembling and amazed said, Lord, What wilt thou me to do? And the Lord to him, Arise, and come into the city, and it shall be spoken to thee what thou must do.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he trembling and astonished, said: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? <a href="/cpdv/acts/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do you want me to do?” <a href="/nabre/acts/9.htm">New American Bible</a> Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do.” <a href="/nrsvce/acts/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he, trembling and astonished, said, LORD, what will you have me to do? And the LORD said to him, Arise and go into the city, and there you will be told what you must do. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “But arise and enter the city, and there it will be told you what you must do.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But rise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do. <a href="/godbey/acts/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>But stand up, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what it behooves thee to do.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/acts/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And trembling and amazed he said, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.<CM> <a href="/mace/acts/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> but rise, and go into the city, and you shall be told what you must do. <a href="/wey/acts/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> "But rise and go to the city, and you will be told what you are to do. <a href="/worrell/acts/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>But arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/acts/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, <FR>Arise and go into the city, and it shall be told thee, what thou must do.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/acts/9-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=2725" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/9.htm">The Road to Damascus</a> …5“Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied. 6<a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">“Now</a> <a href="/greek/450.htm" title="450: anastēthi (V-AMA-2S) -- To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.">get up</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiselthe (V-AMA-2S) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">go into</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polin (N-AFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">city,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: lalēthēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">you will be told</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: soi (PPro-D2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: ti (IPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">what</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: se (PPro-A2S) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/1163.htm" title="1163: dei (V-PIA-3S) -- Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary.">must</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiein (V-PNA) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">do.” </a> 7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/22-10.htm">Acts 22:10</a> Then I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ ‘Get up and go into Damascus,’ He told me. ‘There you will be told all that you have been appointed to do.’ <a href="/acts/26-16.htm">Acts 26:16-18</a> ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you. / I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them / to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’ <a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Galatians 1:15-16</a> But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased / to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood, <a href="/1_timothy/1-12.htm">1 Timothy 1:12-16</a> I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service. / I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy. / And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/15-8.htm">1 Corinthians 15:8-10</a> And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth. / For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. / But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. <a href="/philippians/3-12.htm">Philippians 3:12-14</a> Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. / Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, / I press on toward the goal to win the prize of God’s heavenly calling in Christ Jesus. <a href="/romans/1-1.htm">Romans 1:1</a> Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God— <a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a> For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. <a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a> However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. <a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-8</a> Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. <a href="/isaiah/6-8.htm">Isaiah 6:8</a> Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” <a href="/jeremiah/1-4.htm">Jeremiah 1:4-10</a> The word of the LORD came to me, saying: / “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” / “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!” ... <a href="/exodus/3-10.htm">Exodus 3:10-12</a> Therefore, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring My people the Israelites out of Egypt.” / But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?” / “I will surely be with you,” God said, “and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, all of you will worship God on this mountain.” <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-4</a> Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” ... <a href="/jonah/1-1.htm">Jonah 1:1-2</a> Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, / “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before Me.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what will you have me to do? And the Lord said to him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do.trembling.<a href="/acts/16-29.htm">Acts 16:29</a> Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,<a href="/acts/24-25.htm">Acts 24:25,26</a> And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee… <a href="/1_samuel/28-5.htm">1 Samuel 28:5</a> And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.Lord, what.<a href="/acts/2-37.htm">Acts 2:37</a> Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?<a href="/acts/16-30.htm">Acts 16:30</a> And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?<a href="/acts/22-10.htm">Acts 22:10</a> And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.Arise.<a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15</a> But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:<a href="/acts/26-16.htm">Acts 26:16</a> 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 the which I will appear unto thee;<a href="/ezekiel/16-6.htm">Ezekiel 16:6-8</a> And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in thine own blood, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live; yea, I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live… and it.<a href="/acts/10-6.htm">Acts 10:6,22,32</a> He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do… <a href="/acts/11-13.htm">Acts 11:13,14</a> And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter; … <a href="/psalms/25-8.htm">Psalm 25:8,9,12</a> Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/8-26.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/acts/8-13.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/acts/5-29.htm">Behoveth</a> <a href="/acts/8-9.htm">City</a> <a href="/acts/8-30.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/acts/8-29.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/acts/8-26.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/luke/8-47.htm">Trembling</a> <a href="/acts/7-28.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/acts/7-39.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/9-11.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/acts/9-21.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/acts/9-16.htm">Behoveth</a> <a href="/acts/9-28.htm">City</a> <a href="/acts/9-16.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/acts/10-3.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/acts/9-11.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/acts/16-29.htm">Trembling</a> <a href="/acts/13-10.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/acts/14-13.htm">Wish</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 9</div>1. <a href="/acts/9-1.htm">Saul, going toward Damascus, is stricken down to the earth, </a> 8. <a href="/acts/9-8.htm">and led blind to Damascus;</a> 10. <a href="/acts/9-10.htm">is called to the apostleship;</a> 18. <a href="/acts/9-18.htm">and is baptized by Ananias.</a> 20. <a href="/acts/9-20.htm">He preaches Christ boldly.</a> 23. <a href="/acts/9-23.htm">The Jews lay wait to kill him;</a> 29. <a href="/acts/9-29.htm">so do the Grecians, but he escapes both.</a> 31. <a href="/acts/9-31.htm">The church having rest, Peter heals Aeneas;</a> 36. <a href="/acts/9-36.htm">and restores Tabitha to life.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Now get up This command signifies a turning point in Saul's life, marking the beginning of his transformation from a persecutor of Christians to a devoted apostle of Christ. The directive to "get up" is both literal and symbolic, indicating a call to action and a new direction. It echoes the call of other biblical figures who were summoned to rise and follow God's will, such as Abraham (<a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1</a>) and Jonah (<a href="/jonah/1-2.htm">Jonah 1:2</a>).and go into the city The city referred to is Damascus, a significant location in early Christian history. Damascus was a major cultural and commercial center in the ancient Near East, known for its diverse population and strategic location. Saul's journey to Damascus was initially intended to persecute Christians, but it becomes the place of his conversion and commissioning. This mirrors the journeys of other biblical figures who encountered God in unexpected places, such as Moses at the burning bush (<a href="/exodus/3.htm">Exodus 3:1-4</a>).and you will be told This phrase indicates that Saul's future actions will be guided by divine instruction. It emphasizes the theme of obedience and submission to God's will, a recurring motif in Scripture. Saul's reliance on further revelation highlights the importance of faith and trust in God's plan, similar to how the Israelites depended on God's guidance during their journey to the Promised Land (<a href="/exodus/13-21.htm">Exodus 13:21-22</a>).what you must do This part of the verse underscores the idea of divine purpose and mission. Saul's calling is not just personal but is part of a larger divine plan for the spread of the Gospel. It foreshadows his role as the Apostle to the Gentiles, as outlined in <a href="/acts/13-47.htm">Acts 13:47</a> and <a href="/romans/11-13.htm">Romans 11:13</a>. This aligns with the prophetic vision of the inclusion of the Gentiles in God's salvation plan, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a>. Saul's transformation and mission serve as a type of Christ, who also received a divine commission to fulfill God's redemptive work (<a href="/john/6-38.htm">John 6:38-40</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul (Paul)</a> A zealous Pharisee who persecuted Christians, later becoming the Apostle Paul after his conversion. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The risen Lord who appears to Saul on the road to Damascus, initiating Saul's conversion. 3. <a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a> The city Saul was traveling to in order to arrest Christians, but it becomes the place of his transformation. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_road_to_damascus.htm">The Road to Damascus</a> The location of Saul's dramatic encounter with Jesus, leading to his conversion. 5. <a href="/topical/a/ananias.htm">Ananias</a> A disciple in Damascus who is later instructed by the Lord to visit Saul and restore his sight.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_call.htm">Obedience to God's Call</a> Saul's immediate response to Jesus' command demonstrates the importance of obedience in the Christian life. When God calls us, we must be ready to respond without hesitation. <a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_encounter.htm">Transformation through Encounter</a> Saul's encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus shows that a genuine encounter with Christ leads to transformation. Our past does not define us; God's grace does. <a href="/topical/d/divine_guidance.htm">Divine Guidance</a> Just as Saul was instructed to go into the city for further direction, we must trust God to guide us step by step in our journey of faith. <a href="/topical/p/purpose_in_god's_plan.htm">Purpose in God's Plan</a> Saul's conversion highlights that God has a purpose for each of us, even when we feel unworthy or unlikely candidates for His work. <a href="/topical/c/community_and_support.htm">Community and Support</a> Ananias' role in Saul's conversion underscores the importance of community and support in the Christian journey. We are called to help and encourage one another in faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 9</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_mass_execution_in_ezekiel_9.htm">Are there any historical or archeological records supporting a mass execution in Jerusalem as described in Ezekiel 9?</a> <a href="/q/acts_9_3-7__explain_light_voice_event.htm">Acts 9:3-7: How can the sudden blinding light and voice be explained scientifically or historically?</a> <a href="/q/was_pauland#8217;s_duty_specified_immediately.htm">Did the voice immediately specify Paul's duties? Yes (Acts 26:16-18) or No, he was told to go to Damascus for instructions (Acts 9:7; 22:10)?</a> <a href="/q/what_occurred_in_saul's_conversion.htm">What happened during Saul's Damascus Road conversion?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) And he trembling and astonished . . .--The words stand, as far as textual authority is concerned, on the same footing as the foregoing, but, for the same reason, will be dealt with here. We note (1) the use of the word "Lord," now, we must believe, with a new meaning, as applied to the Nazarene whom he had before despised. (2) The entire surrender of his own will to that of Him whom he thus recognised as commanding his allegiance. At that moment Christ was formed in him (<a href="/galatians/1-16.htm" title="To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:">Galatians 1:16</a>); the new man came to life. He lived in Christ, and Christ in him. "Not I, but Christ that liveth in me" (<a href="/galatians/2-20.htm" title="I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.">Galatians 2:20</a>) was henceforward the axiom of his life.Arise, and go into the city.--In the narrative of <a href="/acts/26-16.htm" title="But rise, and stand on your feet: for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of these things which you have seen, and of those things in the which I will appear to you;">Acts 26:16</a> there appears a fuller manifestation of the divine purpose as made at this time; but there St. Paul, in his rapid survey, is obviously combining, in one brief summary, the whole sum and substance of the teaching that was associated with that great turning-point of his life. We may trace in the command actually given a stage in the divine discipline appointed for his spirit. Silence and submission, and acquiescence in ignorance of the future, and patient expectation, and prayer for light--these were needed before he could be ready for the great work which was to be committed to his charge.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 6. - Rise, and enter into the city for Arise, and go, etc., A.V. <a href="/commentaries/acts/9-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>“Now ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. get up ἀνάστηθι (anastēthi) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_450.htm">Strong's 450: </a> To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. go into εἴσελθε (eiselthe) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. city, πόλιν (polin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. you will be told λαληθήσεταί (lalēthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. what τί (ti) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. you σε (se) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. must δεῖ (dei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1163.htm">Strong's 1163: </a> Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary. do.” ποιεῖν (poiein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/9-6.htm">Acts 9:6 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/9-6.htm">Acts 9:6 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/9-6.htm">Acts 9:6 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/9-6.htm">Acts 9:6 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/9-6.htm">Acts 9:6 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/9-6.htm">Acts 9:6 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/9-6.htm">Acts 9:6 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/9-6.htm">Acts 9:6 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/9-6.htm">Acts 9:6 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/9-6.htm">Acts 9:6 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/9-6.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 9:6 But rise up and enter into (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/9-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 9:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 9:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/9-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 9:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 9:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>