Acts 26:17

Acts 26:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
• New International Version (NIV)I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
• English Standard Version (ESV)delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you,

Context of Acts 26:17

15“I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ “And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting. 16But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and will see of me. I will rescue you from your people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them 18to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’ 19“So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

Acts 26:17 word by word

ἐξαιρούμενός σε ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἐθνῶν, εἰς οὓς ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω σεRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Deliveringἐξαιρέωexaireō · to take out/selectG1807
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• I sendἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649

Cross-references for Acts 26:17

• Acts 9:23After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
• Acts 13:50But the Jews incited the prominent God-fearing women and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them from their district.
• Acts 14:5When an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and Jews, with their rulers, to mistreat and stone them,
• Acts 16:39So they came to appease them, and escorting them from prison, they urged them to leave town.
• Acts 17:10As soon as it was night, the brothers and sisters sent Paul and Silas away to Berea. Upon arrival, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
• Acts 18:10For I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to hurt you, because I have many people in this city.”
• Acts 19:28When they had heard this, they were filled with rage and began to cry out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
• Acts 21:28shouting, “Fellow Israelites, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. What’s more, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”
• Acts 22:21“He said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
• Acts 23:10When the dispute became violent, the commander feared that Paul might be torn apart by them and ordered the troops to go down, take him away from them, and bring him into the barracks.
• Acts 25:3asking for a favor against Paul, that Festus summon him to Jerusalem. They were, in fact, preparing an ambush along the road to kill him.
• Acts 27:42The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one could swim away and escape.
• Psalms 34:19One who is righteous has many adversities, but the Lord rescues him from them all.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked one lies in wait for the righteous and intends to kill him;
• 2 Corinthians 1:8We don’t want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our affliction that took place in Asia. We were completely overwhelmed — beyond our strength — so that we even despaired of life itself.
• 2 Corinthians 4:8We are afflicted in every way but not crushed; we are perplexed but not in despair;

Commentaries on Acts 26:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Delivering thee from the people - From the Jews - and from the Gentiles, put here in opposition to the Jews; and both meaning mankind at large, wheresoever the providence of God might send him. But he was to be delivered from the malice of the Jews, that he might be sent with salvation to the Gentiles.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Delivering thee from the people - From the Jewish people. This implied that he would be persecuted by them, and that the Lord Jesus would interpose to rescue him. And from the Gentiles - This also implied that he would be persecuted and opposed by them - a prospect which was verified by the whole course of his ministry. Yet in all he experienced, according to the promise, the support and the protection of the Lord Jesus. This was expressed in a summary…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of Christ both to him and in him; when in the full career of his sin. He was made a minister by Divine authority: the same Jesus who appeared to him in that glorious light, ordered him to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. A world that sits in darkness must be enlightened; those must be brought to know the things that belong to their everlasting peace, who are yet ignorant of them. A…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18Throughout his defense in this trial for his life, Paul also clearly set out the conditions for receiving new life in Christ (also in 26:20, 23; see Matthew 10:19–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816-18. But rise, &c.--Here the apostle appears to condense into one statement various sayings of his Lord to him in visions at different times, in order to present at one view the grandeur of the commission with which his Master had clothed him [Alford]. a minister ... both of these things which thou hast seen--putting him on a footing with those "eye-witnesses and ministers of the word" mentioned in Lu 1:2. and of those in which I will appear to…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 26:17

• Converts
• Court
• Damascus
• Defense
• Gentiles
• Minister, Christian
• Missions
• Paul
• Sanctification
• Sin
• Testimony
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on Acts 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings