Acts 26:20

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Summary

But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

And at

Acts 9:28

Acts 22:17

And then

Romans 11:18

And do

General references

Proverbs 14:25

Luke 5:32

Bible References

And at

And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem,

And it came about that when I had come back to Jerusalem, while I was at prayer in the Temple, my senses became more than naturally clear,

And then

And I will keep you safe from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,

Then Paul and Barnabas without fear said, It was necessary for the word of God to be given to you first; but because you will have nothing to do with it, and have no desire for eternal life, it will now be offered to the Gentiles.

Who in the past let all nations go in the ways which seemed good to them.

And he said to me, Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.

Do not be uplifted in pride over the branches: because it is not you who are the support of the root, but it is by the root that you are supported.

And do

Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.

Let your change of heart be seen in your works:

Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.

And Zacchaeus, waiting before him, said to the Lord, See, Lord, half of my goods I give to the poor, and if I have taken anything from anyone wrongly, I give him back four times as much.

This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

Let it then be your desire to be like God, as well-loved children;

Children, do what is ordered by your fathers and mothers in the Lord: for this is right.

That old men are to be simple in their tastes, serious, wise, true in faith, in love, and of a quiet mind.

Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:

But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.

So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God.

So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,

General references

A true witness is the saviour of lives; but he who says false things is a cause of deceit.

I have come, not to get the upright, but sinners, so that they may be turned from their sins.