Acts 26:17

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Summary

Acts 26:17

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

Delivering

The gentiles

General references

Proverbs 14:25

Romans 3:29

Bible References

Delivering

When many days had elapsed, the Jews plotted together to do away with him,

But the Jews incited the

devout women of prominence and the leading men of the city, and instigated a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.

And when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and the Jews with their rulers, to mistreat and to stone them,

and they came and appealed to them, and when they had brought them out, they kept begging them to leave the city.

The brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.

for I am with you, and no man will attack you in order to harm you, for I have many people in this city.”

When they heard this and were filled with rage, they began crying out, saying, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

crying out, “Men of Israel, come to our aid! This is the man who preaches to all men everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”

And He said to me, ‘Go! For I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

And as a great dissension was developing, the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them and ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

requesting a concession against Paul, that he might have him brought to Jerusalem (at the same time, setting an ambush to kill him on the way).

The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,

But the Lord

delivers him out of them all.

The wicked spies upon the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction which came to us in

Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life;

we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;

Are they servants of Christ?—I speak as if insane—I more so; in

far more labors, in

far more imprisonments,

beaten times without number, often in danger of death.

persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium and at Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me!

At my first defense no one supported me, but all deserted me; may it not be counted against them.

The gentiles

But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen instrument of Mine, to bear My name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;

And He said to me, ‘Go! For I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will also listen.”

But I am speaking to you who are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, ministering as a priest the gospel of God, so that my offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

and recognizing the grace that had been given to me,

James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of God’s grace which was given to me according to the working of His power.

For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher.

But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully accomplished, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was rescued out of the lion’s mouth.

General references

A truthful witness saves lives,
But he who

utters lies is treacherous.

Or is God the God of Jews only? Is He not the God of Gentiles also? Yes, of Gentiles also,