Acts 26:17

Paul Makes His Defense Before King Agrippa

¹⁶ But arise, and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you for this purpose: to appoint you a servant and a witness both of the things which you have seen, and of the things which I will reveal to you; ¹⁷ delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I send you, ¹⁸ to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'

Among the Nations

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said to him, "Go your way, for he is my chosen vessel to bear my name before the nations and kings, and the children of Israel.

Jeremiah 1:8

Don't be afraid because of them; for I am with you to deliver you," says Yahweh.

Jeremiah 1:19

They will fight against you; but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you," says Yahweh, "to deliver you."

Romans 11:13

For I speak to you who are Gentiles. Since then as I am an apostle to Gentiles, I glorify my ministry;

1 Timothy 2:7

to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

1 Chronicles 16:35

Say, "Save us, God of our salvation! Gather us together and deliver us from the nations, to give thanks to your holy name, to triumph in your praise."

Psalm 34:19

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all.

Psalm 37:32-33

The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.

Acts 9:23-25

When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

Acts 9:29-30

preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, but they were seeking to kill him.

Acts 13:50

But the Jews stirred up the devout and prominent women and the chief men of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and threw them out of their borders.

Acts 14:5-6

When some of both the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, made a violent attempt to mistreat and stone them,

Acts 14:19-20

But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

Acts 16:39

and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.

Acts 17:10

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue.

Acts 17:14

Then the brothers immediately sent out Paul to go as far as to the sea, and Silas and Timothy still stayed there.

Acts 18:10

for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many people in this city."

Acts 18:12-16

But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

Acts 19:28-41

When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

Acts 21:28-36

crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!"

Acts 22:21-22

"He said to me, 'Depart, for I will send you out far from here to the Gentiles.'"

Acts 23:10-24

When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

Acts 25:3

asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem; plotting to kill him on the way.

Acts 25:9-11

But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, "Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem, and be judged by me there concerning these things?"

Acts 27:42-44

The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

Acts 28:28

"Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the nations. They will also listen."

Romans 15:16

that I should be a servant of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest the Good News of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 1:8-10

For we don't desire to have you uninformed, brothers, concerning our affliction which happened to us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, so much that we despaired even of life.

2 Corinthians 4:8-10

We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;

2 Corinthians 11:23-26

Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself) I am more so; in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, in deaths often.

Galatians 2:9

and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.

Ephesians 3:7-8

of which I was made a servant, according to the gift of that grace of God which was given me according to the working of his power.

2 Timothy 1:11

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

2 Timothy 3:11

persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. Out of them all the Lord delivered me.

2 Timothy 4:16-17

At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.