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 as many days passed, the Jews took counsel among themselves to kill him;

But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women and the principals of the city and raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them out of their borders.

And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles and also of the Jews with their princes, to insult them and to stone them,

And they came and besought them, and bringing them out, asked them to depart out of the city.

And the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night unto Berea, who when they got there went into the synagogue of the Jews.

For I am with thee, and no one shall be able to hurt thee, for I have many people in this city.

And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

crying out, Men of Israel, help; this is the man that teaches everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place and further brought Greeks also into the temple and has polluted this holy place.

And he said unto me, Depart, for I will send thee far from here unto the Gentiles.

And when there arose a great dissension, the tribunal, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and to take him by force from among them and to bring him into the fortress.

asking for grace against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, they placing an ambush in the way to kill him.

And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out and escape.

Koph Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD shall deliver him out of them all,

Tzaddi The wicked watches the righteous and seeks to slay him.

Because, brothers, we would not have you ignore our tribulation which was done unto us in Asia, that we were burdened beyond our strength, in such a manner that we despaired even of life:

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are unsure of our lives, but not in despair;

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more, in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths often.

persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra, persecutions I have endured, and the Lord delivered me out of them all.

At my first answer no one stood with me, but all men forsook me: let it not be imputed unto them.

The gentiles

But the Lord said unto him, Go; for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings and the sons of Israel;

And he said unto me, Depart, for I will send thee far from here unto the Gentiles.

Be it known, therefore, unto you that this saving health of God is sent unto the Gentiles and that they will hear it.

For (I call you Gentiles) inasmuch as I am truly the apostle of the Gentiles, my honorable ministry,

being the minister of Jesus Christ, to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be well pleasing, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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

of which I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the operation of his power.

of which I am ordained a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth in Christ and do not lie), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

unto which I am appointed a preacher and an apostle and a teacher of the Gentiles.

But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, that by me the preaching might be fully known and that all the Gentiles might hear, and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

General references

The true witness delivers souls, but the deceitful one speaks lies.

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