Acts 26:18

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Acts 26:18

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Summary

To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

Open

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Inheritance

1 Peter 1:4

Sanctified

Faith

General references

Bible References

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Ananias went his way and entered into the house and put his hands on him and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight and be filled with the holy ghost."

Open thou mine eyes, that I may see the wondrous things of thy law.

the LORD giveth sight to the blind. The LORD helpeth them up that are fallen; the LORD loveth the righteous.

And in that day, shall deaf men hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see, even out of the cloud and out of darkness.

The eyes of the seeing shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear, shall take diligent heed.

Then shall the eyes of the blind be lightened, and the ears of the deaf opened.

That thou mayest open the eyes of the blind; let out the prisoners, and them that sit in darkness, out of the dungeon house.

Bring forth that people which is blind, yet hath eyes; which is deaf yet hath ears.

"The spirit of the Lord upon me, because he hath anointed me; To preach the gospel to the poor he hath sent me; And to heal which are broken hearted: To preach deliverance to the captive; And sight to the blind; And freely to set at liberty them that are bruised;

Then opened he their wits, that they might understand the scriptures,

Jesus said, "I am come unto judgment, into this world: that they which see not, might see, and they which see might be made blind."

in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest should shine unto them the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, which is the image of God.

and lighten the eyes of your minds, that ye might know what thing that hope is, whereunto he hath called you, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is upon the saints,

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That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from death, and should show light unto the people, and to the gentiles."

For so hath the Lord commanded us, 'I have made thee a light to the gentiles, that thou be salvation unto the end of the world.'"

The people that have dwelt in darkness, shall see a great light. As for them that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them shall the light shine.

"Behold, I have made thee a light, that thou shouldest be salvation, even unto the end of the world. Kings shall see, and rulers shall stand up and shall worship, because of the LORD, which is faithful; and the holy of Israel hath chosen thee.

Up and receive light, Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is up over thee.

But unto you that fear my name, shall the Son of righteousness arise, and health shall be under his wings: ye shall go forth, and multiply as the fat calves.

the people which sat in darkness saw great light and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light has begun to shine."

The light of the body is thine eye: wherefore if thine eye be single, all thy body shall be full of light.

To give light to them that sat in darkness, and in shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace."

A light to lighten the gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel."

In it was life; And the life was the light of men;

And this is the condemnation: that light is come into the world, and the men have loved darkness more than light, because their deeds were evil.

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, "I am the light of the world. He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness: but shall have the light of life."

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."

Then Jesus said unto them, "Yet a little while is the light with you: walk while ye have light, lest the darkness come on you. He that walketh in the dark, knoweth not whither he goeth.

For it is God that commanded the light to shine out of darkness, which hath shined in our hearts, for to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Set yourselves therefore at large, and bear not a stranger's yoke with the unbelievers. For what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? What company hath light with darkness?

and lighten the eyes of your minds, that ye might know what thing that hope is, whereunto he hath called you, and what the riches of his glorious inheritance is upon the saints,

blinded in their understanding, being strangers from the life which is in God, through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts.

Ye were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.

But ye brethren are not in darkness, that that day should come on you as it were a thief.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a peculiar people, that ye should show the virtues of him that called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, a thing which is true in him, and also in you: for the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

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Who spoileth the giant of his prey? Or, who taketh the prisoners from the mighty?

By the reason of the affliction, he was not esteemed: and yet his generation who can number? When he is taken from the earth of living men: for my people's transgression he was plagued.

When a strong man, armed, watcheth his house; That he possesseth, is in peace.

Which hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son,

that they may come to themselves again out of the snare of the devil, which are now taken of him at his will.

Forasmuch, then, as the children were partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part with them, for to put down through death him that had lordship over death: that is to say, the devil.

He that committeth sin is of the devil: for the devil sinneth since the beginning. But for this cause appeared the son of God, even to destroy the works of the devil.

We know that we be of God, and that the world is altogether set on mischief.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, and a peculiar people, that ye should show the virtues of him that called you out of darkness into his marvelous light,

And he took the dragon, that old serpent which is the devil and Satan, and he bound him a thousand years:

Inheritance

And now dear brethren I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build further, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

If we be sons, we are also heirs: the heirs, I mean, of God: and heirs annexed with Christ. If so be that we suffer together, that we may be glorified together.

in whom we are made heirs, and were thereto predestinate according to the purpose of him which worketh all things after the purpose of his own will:

giving thanks unto the father which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of saints in light.

And for this cause is he the mediator of the new testament, that through death which chanced for the redemption of those transgressions that were in the first testament, they which were called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

Hearken, my dear beloved brethren, hath not God chosen the poor of this world, which are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to them that love him?

to enjoy an inheritance immortal, and undefiled, and that perisheth not; reserved in heaven for you

Sanctified

And now dear brethren I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build further, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

"Sanctify them with thy truth. Thy saying is truth.

Unto the congregation of God which is at Corinth. To them that are sanctified in Jesus Christ, saints by calling, with all that call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both of theirs and of ours.

And such were ye verily: but ye are washed, ye are sanctified, ye are justified by the name of the Lord Jesus: And by the spirit of our God.

not of the deeds of righteousness which we wrought, but of his mercy, he saved us, by the fountain of the new birth, and with the renewing of the holy ghost,

By the which will we are sanctified, by the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, the brother of James. To them which are called and sanctified in God the father, and preserved in Christ Jesus.

And there shall enter into it none unclean thing; neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh lies, but they only which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Faith

And he put no difference between them and us, but with faith purified their hearts.

Jesus answered and said unto her, "If thou knowest the gift of God, and who it is, that sayeth to thee, 'Give me drink': thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee water of life."

He that believeth on me, as sayeth the scripture, 'Out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.'"

Because therefore that we are justified by faith we are at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

I am crucified with Christ. I live verily, yet now not I, but Christ liveth in me. For the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the son of God, which loved me, and gave himself for me.

This only would I learn of you: Received ye the spirit by the deeds of the law? Or else by preaching of the faith?

For by grace are ye made safe through faith, and that, not of yourselves: For it is the gift of God,

But without faith it is impossible to please him: For he that cometh to God, must believe that God is, and that he is a rewarder of them that seek him.

General references

Take heed unto knowledge, O ye ignorant; be wise in heart, O ye fools.

A faithful witness delivereth souls; but a liar deceiveth them.

As for the hearing of the ear and the sight of the eye, the LORD hath made them both.

The eyes of the seeing shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear, shall take diligent heed.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.

I came not to call the righteous: but the sinners to repentance."

Then opened he their wits, that they might understand the scriptures,

Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, neither of darkness.