'Now get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen of me and of what I will show you.' - The risen Jesus commands Paul to rise (egeirō, egeirō-'raise up'), the same word used for raising the dead. Paul is called to be a 'servant' (hyperetēs, hyperetēs-'assistant, attendant') and 'witness' (martys, martys-'one who testifies'). His role is defined by what he 'has seen' (ha...heōrakas, ha...heōrakas-'which you have seen') and what Jesus 'will show' (optanomai, optanomai-'will reveal') him. The vision at Damascus inaugurates a lifelong commission.

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