Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

beginning from his baptism by John until the day he was taken up from us – one of these must become a witness of his resurrection together with us.”

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