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

Proverbs 14:25

Luke 5:32

Bible References

And at

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

'And it came to pass when I returned to Jerusalem, and while I was praying in the temple, I came into a trance,

And then

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

And speaking boldly, Paul and Barnabas said, 'To you it was necessary that first the word of God be spoken, and seeing ye do thrust it away, and do not judge yourselves worthy of the life age-during, lo, we do turn to the nations;

who in the past generations did suffer all the nations to go on in their ways,

and he said unto me, Go, because to nations far off I will send thee.'

do not boast against the branches; and if thou dost boast, thou dost not bear the root, but the root thee!

And do

Forsake doth the wicked his way, And the man of iniquity his thoughts, And he returneth to Jehovah, and He pitieth him, And unto our God for He multiplieth to pardon.

bear, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation,

make, therefore, fruits worthy of the reformation, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have a father -- Abraham; for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham;

And Zaccheus having stood, said unto the Lord, 'Lo, the half of my goods, sir, I give to the poor, and if of any one anything I did take by false accusation, I give back fourfold.'

This, then, I say, and I testify in the Lord; ye are no more to walk, as also the other nations walk, in the vanity of their mind,

Become, then, followers of God, as children beloved,

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous;

aged men to be temperate, grave, sober, sound in the faith, in the love, in the endurance;

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,

and ye are a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

no more in the desires of men, but in the will of God, to live the rest of the time in the flesh;

And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

General references

A true witness is delivering souls, And a deceitful one breatheth out lies.

I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'