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 passed, the Jews plotted to kill him,

But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.

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

So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and asked them to leave the city.

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

for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people."

When they heard this they were enraged and were crying out, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place. Moreover, he 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 when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.

asking as a favor against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem--because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.

The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape.

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

The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.

For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.

We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair;

Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one--I am talking like a madman--with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death.

my persecutions and sufferings that happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra--which persecutions I endured; yet from them all the Lord rescued me.

At my first defense no one came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them!

The gentiles

But the Lord said to him, "Go, for he is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and the children 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 listen."

Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power.

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

for which I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher,

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion's mouth.

General references

A truthful witness saves lives, but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.

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