Acts 26:17

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

1770 John Worsley 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, and stand on thy feet: for to this end have I appeared unto thee, to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things which thou hast seen, and of those for which I shall hereafter appear unto thee:

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

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Cross References

Acts 9:15But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way, for he is the instrument I have chosen, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

Acts 9:29and he talked and disputed with the Hellenists, who attempted to kill him:

Acts 14:5but when there was an effort both of the Gentiles and of the Jews, together with their rulers, to offer violence to them, and to stone them;

Acts 16:39And they came and intreated them, and when they had brought them out, they desired them to leave 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 →

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