Acts 26:18

Worsley

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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And Ananias went away and came into the house; and putting his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, who appeared to thee on the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the holy Spirit."

"The spirit of the Lord is upon me to the end, for which He hath anointed me: He hath sent me to publish good tidings to the poor, to heal the broken-hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind, to release them that are bruised,

Then He opened their mind, to understand the scriptures:

And Jesus said, I am come into this world to execute judgement; that they who see not, may see; and that they who say they see, may be made blind.

among whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, doth not shine unto them:

and enlighten the eyes of your understanding; that ye may know, what is the hope of his calling, and how rich the glory of his inheritance in the saints;

And to

and being the first of the resurrection from the dead should bring light to the people and to the Gentiles."

for so the Lord hath commanded us, saying, "I have appointed thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation to the utmost part of the earth."

about Jordan, Galilee of the gentiles, the people that sat in darkness, saw a great light, and to them, who sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up."

The eye is the light of the body: if therefore thine eye be clear, thy whole body will be light;

to enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace."

and the glory of thy people Israel."

In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.

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

Then spake Jesus again to 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.

But as long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.

Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while the light is to be with you; walk while ye have the light, least darkness overtake you; for he that walketh in the dark knoweth not whither he goeth.

For God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, hath shined into our hearts, to reflect the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Be not unsuitably connected with infidels: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? or what communion hath light with darkness?

and enlighten the eyes of your understanding; that ye may know, what is the hope of his calling, and how rich the glory of his inheritance in the saints;

in the vanity of their mind, darkened in their understanding, and alienated from the life of God, through the ignorance that is in them, by reason of the hardness of their heart:

For ye were heretofore darkness, but now ye are light in the Lord:

But ye, my brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should seize you as a thief:

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should declare the glories of Him, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

though I write it again as a new commandment, which is truth in Him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

And from

for when a strong man well-armed defends his palace, his substance is secure:

who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son:

and they may awake out of the snare of the devil, who have been captivated by him to his will.

Seeing then the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also himself in like manner partook of them; that by death He might destroy him that had the empire of death, that is, the devil:

he, that makes a practise of sin, is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. And for this the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth under the wicked one.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should declare the glories of Him, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

And he seized the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Inheritance

And now, my brethren, I recommend you to God, and to the word of his grace: who is able to edify you, and to give you an inheritance among all that are sanctified.

And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and co-heirs with Christ: if so be we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified with Him.

even in Him, in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated to it according to the purpose of Him who effecteth all things after the counsel of His own will:

giving thanks unto the Father, who hath made us meet for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light:

And on this account He is the mediator of a new covenant, that undergoing death for the redemption of transgressions against the first covenant, they that are called might receive the promise of an eternal inheritance.

Hear, my beloved brethren; hath not God chosen the poor of this world who are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which He hath promised to them that love Him? but ye have slighted the poor.

to an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you,

Sanctified

And now, my brethren, I recommend you to God, and to the word of his grace: who is able to edify you, and to give you an inheritance among all that are sanctified.

Sanctify them by thy truth: thy word is truth.

even to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is both their Lord and ours;

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

not for works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the holy Spirit;

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

Jude a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified in God the Father, and who are preserved and called in Jesus Christ;

And nothing shall enter into it that defileth, and practiseth abomination and falshood: but those only who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

Faith

and made no difference between us and them, having purified their hearts by faith.

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith unto thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldst have asked of Him, and He would have given thee living water.

He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, rivers of living water shall flow from within him.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

I am crucified with Christ; yet I live, though no longer I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave up himself for me.

This only would I learn of you, Did ye receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

For by grace ye are saved, through faith: and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not by works, that no one may boast:

whereas without faith it is impossible to please Him; for he that cometh to God must believe, that He is, and is the rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

General references

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

but sinners to repentance.

Then He opened their mind, to understand the scriptures:

ye are all children of the light, and of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.