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 that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him:

But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

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

And they came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.

For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much 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 teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.

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

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

And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

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

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, 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 oft.

Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.

The gentiles

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

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

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

For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

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 hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

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

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

Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

Notwithstanding 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

A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.

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