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.
Parallel translations
- WEB I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘Arise, and go into Damascus. There you will be told about all things which are appointed for you to do.’
- BSB 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.’
- NKJV So I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Arise and go into Damascus, and there you will be told all things which are appointed for you to do.’
- NASB And I said, ‘What shall I do, Lord?’ And the Lord said to me, ‘Get up and go on into Damascus, and there you will be told about everything that has been appointed for you to do.’
- NLT “I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ “And the Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told everything you are to do.’
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Quick answer
Paul asks, 'What shall I do, Lord?' and is told to go into Damascus where he will be given his instructions. His submission marks the start of a life of obedience to Christ.
Overview
Paul's question shows immediate surrender to the One he now confesses as Lord. Rather than receiving his full commission at once, he is told to wait and obey step by step, learning dependence. God's call summons not merely to belief but to a life of doing the appointed will of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Acts 16:30And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
- Acts 22:12–16And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
- Acts 26:16–18But 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;
- Acts 2:37Now 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?
- Ps 25:8–9Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
- Ps 143:8–10Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
- Acts 10:33Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee of God.
- Acts 9:6And he trembling and astonished 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.
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