English Standard Version
Acts 26:18
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 place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
Acts 26:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
- New King James Version (NKJV)to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’
Context of Acts 26:18
16But rise and stand upon your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and witness to the things in which you have seen me and to those in which I will appear to you, 17delivering you from your people and from the Gentiles—to whom I am sending you to 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 place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.' 19"Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance.
Read all of Acts 26Acts 26:18 word by word
ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι ἀπὸ σκότους εἰς φῶς καὶ τῆς ἐξουσίας τοῦ σατανᾶ ἐπὶ τὸν θεόν, τοῦ λαβεῖν αὐτοὺς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν καὶ κλῆρον ἐν τοῖς ἡγιασμένοις πίστει τῇ εἰς ἐμέ.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- To openἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
- theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- to turnἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
- fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
- darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- the powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
- of SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
- untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- may receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
- forgivenessἄφεσιςaphesis · forgivenessG859
- of sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
- inheritanceκλῆροςklēros · lotG2819
- amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- are sanctifiedἁγιάζωhagiazō · to sanctifyG37
- by faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102
- meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
Cross-references for Acts 26:18
- Acts 9:17So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit."
- Psalms 119:18Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.
- Psalms 146:8the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous.
- Isaiah 29:18In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.
- Isaiah 32:3Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
- Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
- Isaiah 42:7to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
- Isaiah 43:8Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears!
- Luke 4:18"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
- Luke 24:45Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,
- John 9:39Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind."
- 2 Corinthians 4:4In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- Ephesians 1:18having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,
- Acts 26:23that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles."
- Acts 13:47For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, "'I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'"
- Isaiah 9:2The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.
Commentaries on Acts 26:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18To open their eyes - To be the instrument of informing their understanding in the things of God. To turn them from darkness to light - From heathenism and superstition to the knowledge and worship of the true God. From the power of Satan unto God - , From the authority and domination of Satan; for as the kingdom of darkness is his kingdom, so those who live in this darkness are under his dominion; and he has authority and right over them. The blessed…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18To open their eyes - To enlighten or instruct them. Ignorance is represented by the eyes being closed, and the instruction of the gospel by the opening of the eyes. See Ephesians 1:18. And to turn them from darkness to light - From the darkness of paganism and sin to the light and purity of the gospel. Darkness is an emblem of ignorance and of sin, and the pagan nations are often represented as sitting in darkness. Compare the Matthew 4:16 note; John…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
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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
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