Acts 26:18

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.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.'
• 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.’

Context of Acts 26:18

16But get up and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint you as a servant and a witness not only to the things in which you have seen Me, but also to the things in which I will appear to you, 17rescuing you from the Jewish 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 an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.’ 19“For that reason, King Agrippa, I did not prove disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20but continually proclaimed to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem, and then all the region of Judea, and even to the Gentiles, that they are to repent and turn to God, performing deeds consistent with repentance.

Acts 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

• openἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455
• their eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• so that they may turnἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
• darknessσκότοςskotos · darknessG4655
• to lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• powerἐξουσίαexousia · authorityG1849
• SatanΣατανᾶςSatanas · SatanG4567
• to Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• that they may receiveλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• forgivenessἄφεσιςaphesis · forgivenessG859
• of sinsἁμαρτίαhamartia · sinG266
• inheritanceκλῆροςklēros · lotG2819
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thoseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• who have been sanctifiedἁγιάζωhagiazō · to sanctifyG37
• faithπίστιςpistis · faithG4102

Cross-references for Acts 26:18

• Acts 9:17So Ananias departed and entered the house, and after laying his hands on him said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, 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 Wonderful things from Your Law.
• Psalms 146:8The Lord opens the eyes of those who are blind; The Lord raises up those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous.
• Isaiah 29:18On that day those who are deaf will hear words of a book, And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of those who are blind will see.
• Isaiah 32:3Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen.
• Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of those who are blind will be opened, And the ears of those who are deaf will be unstopped.
• Isaiah 42:7To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
• Isaiah 43:8Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes, And those who are deaf, even though they have ears.
• Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed,
• Luke 24:45Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,
• John 9:39And Jesus said, “For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and those who see may become blind.”
• 2 Corinthians 4:4in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving so that they will not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
• Ephesians 1:18I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,
• Acts 26:23as to whether the Christ was to suffer, and whether, as first from the resurrection of the dead, He would proclaim light both to the Jewish people and to the Gentiles.”
• Acts 13:47For so the Lord has commanded us, ‘I have appointed You as a light to the Gentiles, That You may bring salvation to the end of the earth.’”
• Isaiah 9:2The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.

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

Topics related to Acts 26:18

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• Damascus
• Darkness
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• Faith
• Gentiles
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• Immortality
• Inheritance
• Light
• Minister, Christian
• Missions
• Paul
• Regeneration
• Reward
• Righteous
• Sanctification
• Satan
• Sin
• Testimony
• Word of God
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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