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, sir?’ “The Lord answered, ‘I am Jesus, the one you’re persecuting. 16Stand up! I have appeared to you for a reason. I’m appointing you to be a servant and witness of what you have seen and of what I will show you. I will rescue you from the Jewish people and from the non-Jewish people to whom I am sending you. 18You will open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan’s control to God’s. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and a share among God’s people who are made holy by believing in me.’ 19“At that point I did not disobey the vision I saw from heaven, King Agrippa.

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 9:23Later the Jews planned to murder Saul,
• Acts 13:50But Jews stirred up devout women of high social standing and the officials of the city. These people started to persecute Paul and Barnabas and threw them out of their territory.
• Acts 14:5In the meantime, Paul and Barnabas found out that the non-Jewish people and the Jewish people with their rulers planned to attack them and stone them to death.
• Acts 16:39So the officials went to the jail and apologized to Paul and Silas. As the officials escorted Paul and Silas out of the jail, they asked them to leave the city.
• Acts 17:10Immediately when night came, the believers sent Paul and Silas to the city of Berea. When Paul and Silas arrived in the city of Berea, they entered the synagogue.
• Acts 18:10I’m with you. No one will attack you or harm you. I have many people in this city.”
• Acts 19:28When Demetrius’ workers and the others heard this, they became furious and began shouting, “Artemis of the Ephesians is great!”
• Acts 21:28Then they began shouting, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere to turn against the Jewish people, Moses’ Teachings, and this temple. He has even brought Greeks into the temple courtyard and has made this holy place unclean.”
• Acts 22:21“But the Lord told me, ‘Go! I’ll send you on a mission. You’ll go far away to people who aren’t Jewish.’ ”
• Acts 23:10The quarrel was becoming violent, and the officer was afraid that they would tear Paul to pieces. So the officer ordered his soldiers to drag Paul back to the barracks.
• Acts 25:3Festus to do them the favor of having Paul brought to Jerusalem. The Jews had a plan to ambush and kill Paul as he traveled to Jerusalem.
• Acts 27:42The soldiers had a plan to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming away and escaping.
• Psalms 34:19The righteous person has many troubles, but the Lord rescues him from all of them.
• Psalms 37:32The wicked person watches the righteous person and seeks to kill him.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8Brothers and sisters, we don’t want you to be ignorant about the suffering we experienced in the province of Asia. It was so extreme that it was beyond our ability to endure. We even wondered if we could go on living.
• 2 Corinthians 4:8In every way we’re troubled, but we aren’t crushed by our troubles. We’re frustrated, but we don’t give up.

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
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• 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