Acts 26:19

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Summary

Acts 26:19

Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

O king

Acts 26:2

I was not

Galatians 1:16

General references

Proverbs 14:25

Ezekiel 3:2

Luke 5:32

Bible References

O king

“I consider myself fortunate, King Agrippa, since it is before you that I am to make my defense today regarding all the charges brought against me by the Jews,

I was not

But he said, “Please my Lord, send the message [of rescue to Israel] by [someone else,] whomever else You will [choose].”

The Lord God has opened My ear,
And I have not been rebellious
Nor have I turned back.

If I say, “I will not remember Him
Or speak His name anymore,”
Then my heart becomes a burning fire
Shut up in my bones.
And I am weary of enduring and holding it in;
I cannot endure it [nor contain it any longer].

But you shall speak My words to them whether they will listen or refuse [to listen], for they are [most] rebellious.

So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went embittered [by the sins of Israel] in the rage of my spirit; and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.

But Jonah ran away to Tarshish to escape from the presence of the Lord [and his duty as His prophet]. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish [the most remote of the Phoenician trading cities]. So he paid the fare and went down into the ship to go with them to Tarshish away from the presence of the Lord.

to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles [as the good news—the way of salvation], I did not immediately consult with anyone [for guidance regarding God’s call and His revelation to me].

General references

A truthful witness saves lives,
But he who speaks lies is treacherous.

So I opened my mouth, and He fed me the scroll.

I did not come to call the [self-proclaimed] righteous [who see no need to repent], but sinners to repentance [to change their old way of thinking, to turn from sin and to seek God and His righteousness].”