Acts 26:17

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I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them,

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  • Acts 9:15 : 15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, for this man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before Gentiles, kings, and the sons of Israel.
  • Jer 1:19 : 19 They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you to rescue you,' declares the LORD.
  • Jer 1:8 : 8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,' declares the LORD.
  • Rom 11:13 : 13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry.
  • 1 Tim 2:7 : 7 For this purpose, I was appointed as a herald and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
  • 2 Tim 1:11 : 11 For this purpose, I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
  • 2 Tim 3:11 : 11 You know my persecutions and sufferings—what happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—the persecutions I endured. But the Lord delivered me from all of them.
  • 2 Tim 4:16-17 : 16 At my first defense, no one stood by me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be counted against them. 17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the proclamation might be fully made and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth.
  • Rom 15:16 : 16 To be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
  • 2 Cor 1:8-9 : 8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of the trouble we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened so that we would not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us again. On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us,
  • 2 Cor 4:8-9 : 8 We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10 We always carry in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be displayed in our body.
  • 2 Cor 11:23-26 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am out of my mind to talk like this.) I am more so: in labors more abundant, in stripes beyond measure, in prisons more frequently, in deaths often. 24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked; I spent a night and a day in the open sea. 26 I have been constantly on the move: in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, in dangers from my own people, in dangers from Gentiles; in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, in dangers at sea, and in dangers among false believers.
  • Gal 2:9 : 9 And recognizing the grace given to me, James, Cephas, and John, who were esteemed as pillars, gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, so that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
  • Eph 3:7-8 : 7 Of this gospel I became a servant, according to the gift of God’s grace that was given to me through the working of His power. 8 To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
  • 1 Chr 16:35 : 35 And say, "Save us, O God of our salvation, gather us and deliver us from the nations, so that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise."
  • Ps 34:19 : 19 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
  • Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in the hands of the wicked or condemn him when he is judged.
  • Acts 9:23-25 : 23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him. 24 But Saul learned of their plan. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him. 25 But his disciples took him by night and lowered him in a basket through an opening in the wall.
  • Acts 9:29-30 : 29 He talked and debated with the Hellenists, but they tried to kill him. 30 When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
  • Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their region.
  • Acts 14:5-6 : 5 When both Gentiles and Jews, along with their leaders, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them, 6 Paul and Barnabas became aware of it and fled to the cities of Lycaonia—Lystra and Derbe—and the surrounding region.
  • Acts 14:19-20 : 19 But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium arrived, persuaded the crowds, and they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead. 20 But when the disciples gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day, he departed with Barnabas to Derbe.
  • Acts 16:39 : 39 So they came to appease them, escorted them out of the prison, and requested them to leave the city.
  • Acts 17:10 : 10 Immediately, the brothers sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. Upon arriving, they went into the synagogue of the Jews.
  • Acts 17:14 : 14 Immediately, the brothers sent Paul away to go to the sea, but Silas and Timothy remained there.
  • Acts 18:10 : 10 'For I am with you, and no one will attack or harm you, because I have many people in this city.'
  • Acts 18:12-16 : 12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the judgment seat. 13 They said, 'This man persuades people to worship God in ways that are contrary to the law.' 14 But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, 'If this were a case of wrongdoing or a serious crime, Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear you out.' 15 'But if this is about questions of words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of such matters.' 16 And he drove them away from the judgment seat.
  • Acts 19:28-40 : 28 When they heard this, they were filled with rage and began shouting, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" 29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed together to the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's traveling companions. 30 Paul wanted to go in before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. 31 Even some of the officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent word to him, urging him not to venture into the theater. 32 Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in disarray, and most of them did not know why they had come together. 33 The Jews pushed Alexander to the front, and some of the crowd gave instructions to him. Alexander motioned with his hand and wanted to make a defense to the assembly. 34 But when the crowd realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" 35 When the city clerk had calmed the crowd, he said, "Men of Ephesus, who doesn’t know that the city of the Ephesians is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of the image that fell from heaven? 36 Since these things are undeniable, you ought to remain calm and do nothing rash. 37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of your goddess. 38 If Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a grievance against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another. 39 But if you seek anything beyond this, it must be decided in a lawful assembly. 40 For we are in danger of being charged with rioting over today’s events, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion." Having said this, he dismissed the assembly.
  • Acts 21:28-36 : 28 Shouting, 'Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. And now he has even brought Greeks into the temple, defiling this holy place.' 29 They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with Paul in the city and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple. 30 The whole city was stirred up, and there was a commotion. They seized Paul, dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the gates were shut. 31 While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in uproar. 32 At once, he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. 33 The commander came up, arrested Paul, ordered him to be bound with two chains, and asked who he was and what he had done. 34 Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another. Because the commander could not get at the truth due to the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks. 35 When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the crowd was so great that he had to be carried by the soldiers. 36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, 'Take him away!'
  • Acts 22:21-22 : 21 Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.' 22 They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'
  • Acts 23:10-24 : 10 When the dissension became violent, the commander, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the troops to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks. 11 The following night the Lord stood by Paul and said, 'Take courage! For as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.' 12 When daylight came, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who had taken this oath together. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, 'We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.' 15 Now then, you and the council should notify the commander to bring Paul down to you, as though you are going to investigate his case more thoroughly. We are ready to kill him before he gets here. 16 But the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, so he went to the barracks and reported it to Paul. 17 Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, 'Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.' 18 So the centurion took him, led him to the commander, and said, 'The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.' 19 The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked him privately, 'What is it you have to tell me?' 20 He said, 'The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they are going to inquire more thoroughly about him.' 21 But do not be persuaded by them, because more than forty of them are lying in wait for him. They have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready and waiting for your consent. 22 So the commander dismissed the young man and ordered him, 'Don’t tell anyone that you have informed me about this.' 23 Then he called two of the centurions and said, 'Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by nine o’clock tonight.' 24 Also provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be taken safely to Felix, the governor.
  • Acts 25:3 : 3 They asked him as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.
  • Acts 25:9-9 : 9 But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, replied to Paul, 'Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried there before me on these charges?' 10 Paul said, 'I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you yourself clearly know.' 11 If I am guilty and have done anything deserving of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.
  • Acts 27:42-44 : 42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. 43 But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest were to follow, some on planks and others on pieces of the ship. In this way, everyone reached land safely.
  • Acts 28:28 : 28 Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!

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    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.

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    20Instead, I preached first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and then to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.

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  • Acts 26:12-16
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    12In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests.

    13At midday, O King, while I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.

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    21Then He said to me, 'Go, because I am sending you far away to the Gentiles.'

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    10I asked, ‘What should I do, Lord?’ The Lord told me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus. There you will be told everything that has been assigned for you to do.’

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    1For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,

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    16To be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

  • Gal 1:15-16
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    15But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

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    11For this purpose, I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

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    25I have become its servant according to the commission God gave me for you, to fully proclaim the word of God,

  • Acts 28:28
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    28Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!

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    6Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do."

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    31Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints.

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    26When God raised up His servant, Jesus, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.

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    17After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance.

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    26Brothers, children of Abraham's lineage, and you who fear God, this message of salvation has been sent to us.

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    1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

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    19Therefore, my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who are turning to God.

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