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.’
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.’
- KJV 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.
- 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.’
- 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 16:30brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
- Acts 22:12–16One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
- Acts 26:16–18But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you;
- Acts 2:37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”
- Ps 25:8–9Good and upright is Yahweh, therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
- Ps 143:8–10Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.
- Acts 10:33Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”
- Acts 9:6But rise up, and enter into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
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