17 I will [a]deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, (A)to whom I [b]now send you, 18 (B)to open their eyes, in order (C)to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, (D)that they may receive forgiveness of sins and (E)an inheritance among those who are (F)sanctified[c] by faith in Me.’

Paul’s Post-Conversion Life

19 “Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, 20 but (G)declared first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and throughout all the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and do (H)works befitting repentance.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 26:17 rescue
  2. Acts 26:17 NU, M omit now
  3. Acts 26:18 set apart

Therefore bear fruits (A)worthy of repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore (B)every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

10 So the people asked him, saying, (C)“What shall we do then?”

11 He answered and said to them, (D)“He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food, (E)let him do likewise.”

12 Then (F)tax collectors also came to be baptized, and said to him, “Teacher, what shall we do?”

13 And he said to them, (G)“Collect no more than what is appointed for you.”

14 Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?”

So he said to them, “Do not [a]intimidate anyone (H)or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:14 Lit. shake down for money

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