Verse 17
Acts 26:17
Free Bible Version
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First in Damascus, then in Jerusalem, and then all over Judea and also to the foreigners I shared the message of repentance: how they should turn to God (Elohim), demonstrating their repentance through their actions.
Original Language Text
greek
ἐξαιρούμενός σε ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ ⸀ἐκ τῶν ἐθνῶν, εἰς οὓς ἐγὼ ⸂ἀποστέλλω σε⸃
English Translation
I am sending you out from the people and from the nations to whom I am sending you.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 26 Context
1
Agrippa then said to Paul, “You are free to speak on your own behalf.” With a sweep of his arm, Paul...
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“I am delighted, King Agrippa, to make my defense before you today regarding everything I am accused...
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particularly because you are an expert in all Jewish issues and customs. I beg your patient indulgen...
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All the Jews know my life story—from my earliest days beginning in my own country and then in Jerusa...
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They have known me for a long time and can verify, if they choose to, that I have followed the relig...
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that our twelve tribes hoped to receive as they continually dedicated themselves in God (Elohim)'s s...
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Why should any of you think it's unbelievable that God (Elohim) raises the dead?
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This is what I did in Jerusalem. I threw many of the believers in prison, having been given authorit...
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9
I had them punished in all the synagogues, trying to make them recant. I was so furiously opposed to...
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10
At about noon as I was on my way, Your Majesty, I saw a light from heaven that blazed brighter than...
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11
All of us fell to the ground. Then I heard a voice speaking to me in Aramaic, ‘Saul, Saul, why are y...
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12
‘Who are you, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Yashua (Jesus), the one you're persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
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‘But pick yourself up and get to your feet. The reason why I've appeared to you is to appoint you as...
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I will save you from your own people and from the foreigners. I am sending you to them
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to open their eyes so they can turn from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God (Elohim),...
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Clearly, King Agrippa, I could not disobey this vision from heaven.
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First in Damascus, then in Jerusalem, and then all over Judea and also to the foreigners I shared th...
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God (Elohim) has looked after me so I can stand here today as a witness to everyone, both to ordinar...
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how the Messiah had to suffer, and that by being the first to rise from the dead he would announce t...
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20
Festus interrupted Paul as he made his defense, shouting out, “Paul, you've gone mad! All your knowl...
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“I'm not mad, Festus your Excellency,” Paul replied. “What I am saying is true and makes sense.
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22
The king recognizes this, and I'm explaining it very clearly. I am sure that he is aware of what's b...
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King Agrippa, do you believe what the prophets said? I'm sure you do!”
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24
“Do you think you can convince me to become a Christian so quickly?” Agrippa asked Paul.
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“Whether it takes a short time or a long time doesn't matter,” Paul answered. “But my prayer to God...
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26
The king stood up, along with the governor and Bernice, and everyone who had been sitting with them.
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They conferred together after they had left. “This man hasn't done anything that deserves death or i...
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Agrippa told Festus, “He could have been freed if he hadn't appealed to Caesar.”
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