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 when sufficient days were completed, the Jews counselled together to put him to death:

And the Jews urged on the worshipping and distinguished women, and the first men of the city, and they raised up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and they cast them out of their bounds,

And when there was a violent effort of the nations, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to be insolent, and to stone them,

And having come they besought them, and having brought out, they entreated to come out of the city.

And the brethren quickly sent out both Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who arriving went away to the synagogue of the Jews.

For I am with thee, and none shall attack thee to injure thee: for much people are to me in this city.

And having heard, and been filled with wrath, they cried, saying, Great the Diana of the Ephesians.

Crying out, Men, Israelites, help: This is the man, teaching all, everywhere, against the people, and the law, and this place: and yet also brought the Greeks into the temple, and has polluted this holy place.

And he said to me, Go: for I will send thee far off to the nations.

And there being much dissension, the captain of a thousand, having dreaded lest Paul be torn asunder by them, commanded the army, having gone down, to snatch him from the midst of them, and bring into the camp.

Asking favor against him, that he might send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambuscade to kill him in the way.

And the soldiers' counsel was that they kill the prisoners, lest any, having swum away, may escape.

Many the evils of the just one, and Jehovah will deliver him from all of them.

The unjust watches for the just, and seeks to kill him,

For we wish you not to be ignorant, brethren, of our pressure having been to us in Asia, that we were exceedingly loaded, above strength, so that we were in utter perplexity even to live:

Being pressed in every thing, but not straightened; being at a loss, but not utterly perplexed;

Are they Christ's servants? (I speak being light-headed) I above; in toils more abundant, in blows more excessively, in watchings more abundantly, in deaths often.

Expulsions, sufferings, which were to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what expulsions I endured: and the Lord delivered me from all.

In my first defence none was present with me, but all forsook me; (may it not be reckoned to them.)

The gentiles

And the Lord said to him, Go: for he is a vessel of choice to me, to lift up my name before nations, and kings, and the sons of Israel:

And he said to me, Go: for I will send thee far off to the nations.

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

(For I speak to you the nations, inasmuch as truly I am the sent of the nations, I highly value my service:

For me to be the, workman of Jesus Christ to the nations, offering in sacrifice the good news of God, that the bringing forward of the nations be acceptable, consecrated in the Holy Spirit.

And having known the grace given to me, James, and Cephas, and John, seeming to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hands of communion; that we for the nations, and they for the circumcision.

Of which I Became a servant, according to the gift of the grace of God given to me according to the energy of his power

For which I was placed a herald, and the sent, (I speak truth in Christ, I lie not;) a teacher of the nations in faith and truth.

To which I was set a herald, and sent, teacher of the nations.

But the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the promulgation might be rendered perfectly certain, and all the nations might hear: and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth.

General references

A witness of truth delivers souls: and deceit will breathe out lies.

Or only the God of the Jews? and not also of the nations? Yes, also of the nations: