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

And after considerable days were fulfilled, the Jews plotted to destroy him,

But the Jews incited the religious women, and the prominent women, and the principle men of the city, and raised up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas. And they threw them out of their boundaries.

And as a violent movement developed, both of the Gentiles and of the Jews, with their rulers, to denounce and to stone them,

And having come they besought them, and when they brought them out, they asked them to go out of the city.

And the brothers straightaway sent both Paul and Silas away through the night to Berea, who, when they arrived, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

because I am with thee, and no man will lay upon thee to harm thee, because many people are for me in this city.

And when they heard this, having become full of wrath, they cried out, saying, The great Artemis of Ephesians.

crying out, Men, Israelites, help. This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. And besides he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place.

And he said to me, Depart, because I will send thee far away to Gentiles.

And a great conflict having developed, the chief captain, having been alarmed lest Paul might be torn apart by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from the midst of them, and bring him into the fort.

asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to kill him on the way.

And a decision of the soldiers developed that they should kill the prisoners, lest any man, having swam away, might escape.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but LORD delivers him out of them all.

A wicked man watches a righteous man, and seeks to kill him.

For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, about our affliction that happened to us in Asia, because we were extraordinarily weighed down, above strength, so as for us to despair even to be alive.

restricted in everything, yet not confined, perplexed but not despairing,

Are they helpers of Christ? (I speak as being mad) I more: in toils, more abundantly; in stripes, countless; in prisons, more frequently; in deaths often.

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

At my first defense no man came with me, but all forsook me. May it not be reckoned to them.

The gentiles

But the Lord said to him, Go, because this man is a chosen vessel to me, to bear my name before Gentiles and kings, and sons of Israel.

And he said to me, Depart, because I will send thee far away to Gentiles.

Be it known to you therefore, that the salvation of God was sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear.

For I speak to you the Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am indeed an apostle of Gentiles, I enhance my ministry,

for me to be a minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, serving the good-news of God like a priest, so that the offering up of the Gentiles might become acceptable, being sanctified in Holy Spirit.

and James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, when they understood the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship. So that we were for the Gentiles, and they for me

Of which I became a helper according to the gift of that grace of God, which was given to me according to the working of his power.

For which I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie), a teacher of Gentiles in faith and truth.

for which I was appointed a herald, and an apostle, and a teacher of Gentiles.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the sacred message might be brought to fullness, and all the Gentiles might hear. And I was rescued out of the mouth of the lion.

General references

A TRUE witness delivers souls, but he who utters lies [causes] deceit.

Or is God of Jews only and not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also,