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Acts 26:15-18 ESV
(15) And I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus whom you are persecuting. (16) But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, (17) delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles--to whom I am sending you (18) to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

Acts 26:15-18 GNB
(15) 'Who are you, Lord?' I asked. And the Lord answered, 'I am Jesus, whom you persecute. (16) But get up and stand on your feet. I have appeared to you to appoint you as my servant. You are to tell others what you have seen of me today and what I will show you in the future. (17) I will rescue you from the people of Israel and from the Gentiles to whom I will send you. (18) You are to open their eyes and turn them from the darkness to the light and from the power of Satan to God, so that through their faith in me they will have their sins forgiven and receive their place among God's chosen people.'

Acts 26:15-18 ALT
(15) "So I said, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said, '_I_ am Jesus whom _you_ are persecuting. (16) '_But_ get up and stand on your feet; because for this [reason] I appeared to you, to hand-pick you [as] a servant and a witness both of what you saw and of what I will appear [or, will be shown] to you, (17) delivering you from the [Jewish] people and [from] the Gentiles, to whom _I_ am sending you, (18) to open their eyes [in order] to turn [them] back from darkness to light and [from] the authority of Satan to God, [in order for] them to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among the ones having been sanctified by faith in Me.'

Acts 26:15-18 GW
(15) "I asked, 'Who are you, sir?' "The Lord answered, 'I am Jesus, the one you're persecuting. (16) Stand up! I have appeared to you for a reason. I'm appointing you to be a servant and witness of what you have seen and of what I will show you. (17) I will rescue you from the Jewish people and from the non-Jewish people to whom I am sending you. (18) You will open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan's control to God's. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and a share among God's people who are made holy by believing in me.'

Acts 26:15-18 NWT
15 But I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 16 Nevertheless, rise and stand on your feet. For to this end I have made myself visible to you, in order to choose you as an attendant and a witness both of things you have seen and things I shall make you see respecting me; 17 while I deliver you from [this] people and from the nations, to whom I am sending you, 18 to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God, in order for them to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by [their] faith in me.'

Acts 26:15-18 CEV
(15) "Who are you?" I asked. Then the Lord answered, "I am Jesus! I am the one you are so cruel to. (16) Now stand up. I have appeared to you, because I have chosen you to be my servant. You are to tell others what you have learned about me and what I will show you later." (17) The Lord also said, "I will protect you from the Jews and from the Gentiles that I am sending you to. (18) I want you to open their eyes, so that they will turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then their sins will be forgiven, and by faith in me they will become part of God's holy people."

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

YLT - Young's Literal Translation