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

Romans 3:29

Bible References

Delivering

And after a considerable time, the Jews conspired to kill him:

but the Jews stirred up devout and honorable women, and the heads of the city, and raised a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their territories.

but when there was an effort both of the Gentiles and of the Jews, together with their rulers, to offer violence to them, and to stone them;

And they came and intreated them, and when they had brought them out, they desired them to leave the city.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to Berea: who, when they were come thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews.

for I am with thee, and no man shall lay hands on thee to hurt thee; for I have much people in this city."

Hearing this and being filled with rage, they cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.

this is the man that teaches all men every where against the people of the Jews, and the law, and this sacred place? and besides, hath brought Greeks too into the temple, and polluted this holy place.

But he said unto me, Go away; for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.---

But as there arose much contention, the tribune fearing least Paul should be torn in pieces by them, ordered a party of soldiers to go down, and take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring him into the castle.

begging the favor of him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem; for they were preparing an ambush to kill him by the way.

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

For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befel us in Asia, that we were exceedingly pressed above our strength, so that we despaired even of life:

being afflicted on every side, but not oppressed; perplexed, but not in despair;

so am I: are they ministers of Christ? (if I may speak as a fool) I am more: in labors more abundant, in stripes far exceeding, in prisons more frequently, and often even in deaths.

sufferings, which befel me at Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and how the Lord delivered me out of them all.

In my first defence no one stood by me, but all men forsook me: God grant it may not be laid to their charge!

The gentiles

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

But he said unto me, Go away; for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.---

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

For I speak to you Gentiles: inasmuch indeed as I am the apostle of the Gentiles,

that I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, administring the gospel of God, that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the holy Spirit.

and knowing the grace which was given to me; James, and Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars of the church, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go to the gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

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

for which I was appointed a herald and an apostle. I speak the truth in Christ, I lie not; I am a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

and an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles:

But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that by me the gospel might be fully spread, and that all the nations might hear: and so I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

General references

or is He the God of the Jews only, and not also of the Gentiles?