Acts 26:20

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Summary

But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet for repentance.

And at

Acts 9:28

Acts 22:17

And then

Romans 11:18

And do

General references

Luke 5:32

Bible References

And at

And he was with them coming in, and going out at Jerusalem:

Now it came to pass, that, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance;

And then

delivering thee both from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom now I send thee,

Then Paul and Barnabas speaking with undaunted boldness, said, It was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken unto you: but since ye have thrust it from you, and judged yourselves not worthy of eternal life, lo! we turn to the Gentiles.

who in the past generations hath suffered all nations to walk in their own ways.

And he said to me, Go: for I will send thee forth to the Gentiles afar off.

boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

And do

Produce then worthy fruits of repentance:

Produce then fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say in yourselves, We have a father, even Abraham; for I say unto you, That God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

Then Zaccheus standing up, said unto the Lord, Behold, the half of my goods, Lord, I give unto the poor; and if I have got any thing from any man, by laying false informations, I am ready to restore fourfold.

This then I urge and testify in the Lord, that ye walk no more as the other Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind,

BE ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

CHILDREN, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

that the elder men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

as obedient children, not conformed to the former passions of the days of your ignorance:

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired by purchase; that ye should publish abroad the excellencies of him, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

that he might not spend the remaining space of life in the flesh after human passions, but the divine will.

General references

I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to repentance.