Acts 26:17

delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

In Context

16But rise up, and stand upon thy feet: for unto this have I appeared unto thee, to make thee a minister and a martyr both of those things which thou hast seen, and of which I will appear unto thee;

18to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness unto light, and from the power of Satan unto God, in order that they may receive remission of sins, and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.

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Cross References

Acts 9:15And the Lord said to him, Go: because he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name both before the Gentiles, and kings, and sons of Israel:

Acts 9:29and he was speaking and arguing against the Hellenists, and they undertook to kill him.

Acts 14:5And when there was a conspiracy of both Gentiles and Jews along with their leaders, to insult and stone them,

Acts 16:39and having come they called for them, and leading them out, requested them to go away from their 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 →

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