Acts 26:17
Delivering thee from the people, and from the nations, unto which now I send thee:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 34:19The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and he will save the humble of spirit.
Jeremiah 1:8Be not afraid at their presence: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
Acts 9:15And the Lord said to him: Go thy way; for this man is to me a vessel of election, to carry my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel.
Acts 9:29He spoke also to the Gentiles, and disputed with the Greeks; but they sought to kill him.
Acts 14:5And when there was an assault made by the Gentiles and the Jews with their rulers, to use them contumeliously, and to stone them:
Acts 16:39And coming, they besought them; and bringing them out, they desired them to depart out of the city.
Matthew Henry on Acts 26:13-24
Paul's Fifth Defence. 12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, 13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. 14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus… Read the whole commentary →