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

Now after some days had passed, the Jews plotted together to kill him,

But the Jews incited the God-fearing women of high social standing and the prominent men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their region.

When both the Gentiles and the Jews (together with their rulers) made an attempt to mistreat them and stone them,

and came and apologized to them. After they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly to leave the city.

The brothers sent Paul and Silas off to Berea at once, during the night. When they arrived, they went to the Jewish synagogue.

because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city."

When they heard this they became enraged and began to shout, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

shouting, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this sanctuary! Furthermore he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the temple and made this holy place ritually unclean!"

Then he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"

When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

Requesting him to do them a favor against Paul, they urged Festus to summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

Now the soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away.

The godly face many dangers, but the Lord saves them from each one of them.

Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.

We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair;

Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking like I am out of my mind!) I am even more so: with much greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with more severe beatings, facing death many times.

as well as the persecutions and sufferings that happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, and in Lystra. I endured these persecutions and the Lord delivered me from them all.

At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me -- may they not be held accountable for it.

The gentiles

But the Lord said to him, "Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.

Then he said to me, 'Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"

"Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!"

Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Seeing that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

and when James, Cephas, and John, who had a reputation as pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we would go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

I became a servant of this gospel according to the gift of God's grace that was given to me by the exercise of his power.

For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle -- I am telling the truth; I am not lying -- and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

For this gospel I was appointed a preacher and apostle and teacher.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed for all the Gentiles to hear. And so I was delivered from the lion's mouth!

General references

A truthful witness rescues lives, but the one who breathes lies brings deception.

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