Acts 26:17

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¹⁵ And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest.

¹⁶ But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee;

Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
KJV: Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
WEB: delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you,
ASV: delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,
DARBY: taking thee out from among the people, and the nations, to whom *I* send thee,
BLB: delivering you from the people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you

ÅB: idet jeg frir deg ut fra folket og hedningene, som jeg sender deg til
OTB: Jeg vil redde deg fra ditt eget folk og fra hedningene. Jeg sender deg til dem
B1930: idet jeg frir dig ut fra folket og hedningene, som jeg sender dig til

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 9:15
But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:
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1 Timothy 2:7
Where unto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
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Jeremiah 1:19
And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee.
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Romans 11:13
For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:
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2 Timothy 4:16–17
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge.
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Acts 28:28
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
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Galatians 2:9
And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
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Jeremiah 1:8
Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
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