ACTS 23:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.”
The following night the Lord stood by him and said, 'Take courage; for as you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so you must testify also in Rome' — a night vision (paralleling Ananias and the temple vision) reinforces Paul's calling. The risen Lord promises that Paul's witness will extend to Rome; Jerusalem is not the endpoint but the midpoint of his martyrological journey.
Church Fathers on Acts 23:11
And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as you have testified of Me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. Acts 23:11-13 They bound themselves under a curse, it says. See how vehement and…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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