But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
Parallel translations
- WEB Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would happen,
- KJV Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
- NKJV Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said would come—
- NASB So, having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, stating nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said was going to take place,
- NLT But God has protected me right up to this present time so I can testify to everyone, from the least to the greatest. I teach nothing except what the prophets and Moses said would happen—
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Paul testifies that God's help has sustained him to this day, and that he proclaims nothing beyond what Moses and the prophets foretold.
Overview
Paul attributes his perseverance to divine help, not personal strength, standing to bear witness to all ranks of people. He insists his message is thoroughly grounded in the Old Testament Scriptures. This continuity affirms that the gospel of Christ is not a novelty but the fulfillment of God's long-promised plan, a key theme in defending the faith to a biblically literate audience.
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- John 5:46If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.
- Acts 24:14I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
- Rom 3:21But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
- Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
- Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
- Acts 10:43All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”
- Rev 15:3and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
- 1 Sam 7:12Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
- Ps 66:12You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.
- Ps 118:10–13All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
- 2 Cor 1:8–10We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
- Acts 20:20–27I did not shrink back from declaring anything that was helpful to you as I taught you publicly and from house to house,
- Ps 18:47the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
- Matt 17:4–5Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
- John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
- John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
- Acts 16:25–26About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
- Acts 23:10–11The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
- John 3:14–15Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
- Acts 18:9–10One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
- Ps 124:1–3A song of ascents. Of David. If the LORD had not been on our side—let Israel now declare—
- Acts 21:31–33While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
- Luke 24:46And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
- Acts 3:21–24Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
- Luke 16:29–31But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let your brothers listen to them.’
- Acts 28:23So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
- Acts 26:17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
- Ps 124:8Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
- Acts 14:19–20Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- Acts 26:6And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
- Acts 23:16–22But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
- Ezra 8:31On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.
- 2 Tim 3:11my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
- 2 Tim 4:17–18But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
- Rev 20:12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And there were open books, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books.
- Rev 11:18The nations were enraged, and Your wrath has come. The time has come to judge the dead and to reward Your servants the prophets, as well as the saints and those who fear Your name, both small and great—and to destroy those who destroy the earth.”
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