Ezekiel 1:28

1:28 like the appearance of a rainbow in the clouds after the rain. ¹  This was the appearance of the surrounding brilliant light; it looked like the glory of the Lord. When I saw ²  it, I threw myself face down, and I heard a voice speaking.

Daniel 10:11

10:11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are of great value. ³  Understand the words that I am about to ⁴  speak to you. So stand up, ⁵  for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this ⁶  to me, I stood up shaking.

Daniel 10:19

10:19 He said to me, “Don’t be afraid, you who are valued. ⁷  Peace be to you! Be strong! Be really strong!” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened. I said, “Sir, you may speak now, ⁸  for you have given me strength.”

Matthew 17:7

17:7 But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Do not be afraid.”

Acts 9:6

9:6 But stand up ⁹  and enter the city and you will be told ¹⁰  what you must do.”

Acts 26:16

26:16 But get up and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this reason, to designate you in advance ¹¹  as a servant and witness ¹²  to the things ¹³  you have seen ¹⁴  and to the things in which I will appear to you.

¹ sn Reference to the glowing substance and the brilliant light and storm phenomena in vv. 27-28a echoes in reverse order the occurrence of these phenomena in v. 4.

² tn The vision closes with the repetition of the verb “I saw” from the beginning of the vision in 1:4.

³ tn Or “a treasured person”; KJV “a man greatly beloved”; NASB “man of high esteem.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew participle is often used, as here, to refer to the imminent future.

⁵ tn Heb “stand upon your standing.”

⁶ tn Heb “spoke this word.”

⁷ tn Heb “treasured man.”

⁸ tn Heb “my lord may speak.”

⁹ tn Or “But arise.”

¹⁰ tn Literally a passive construction, “it will be told to you.” This has been converted to another form of passive construction in the translation.

¹¹ tn L&N 30.89 has “‘to choose in advance, to select beforehand, to designate in advance.’”

¹² sn As a servant and witness. The commission is similar to Acts 1:8 and Luke 1:2. Paul was now an “eyewitness” of the Lord.

¹³ tn BDAG 719 s.v. ὁράω A.1.b states, “W. attraction of the relative ὧν = τούτων ἅ Lk 9:36; Ac 22:15. The attraction may be due to colloq. breviloquence in μάρτυρα ὧν τε εἶδες με ὧν τε ὀφθήσομαί σοι a witness to the things in which you saw me and to those in which I shall appear to you Ac 26:16b.”

¹⁴ tc ‡ Some mss read “of the things in which you have seen me.” The accusative object με (me, “me”) is found after εἶδές (eide") in B C*^vid 614 945 1175 1505 1739 1891 2464 pc sy sa; it is lacking in Ì⁷⁴ א A C² E Ψ 096 Ï latt bo. The external evidence is relatively evenly divided, though there is a slight preference for the omission. NA²⁷ includes the word in brackets, indicating some doubt as to its authenticity.