¹⁵ “ ‘Who are you, Lord?’ I said.

“ ‘I am Jesus,’ said the Lord, ‘and you are persecuting me. ¹⁶ But get up and stand on your feet. I’m going to tell you why I have appeared to you. I am going to establish you as a servant, as a witness both of the things you have already seen and of the occasions I will appear to you in the future. ¹⁷ I will rescue you from the people, and from the nations to whom I am going to send you