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Verse Acts 26:18. _TO OPEN THEIR EYES_] To be the instrument of
informing their _understanding_ in the things of God.
_TO TURN_ THEM _FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT_] From _heathenism_ and
_superstition_ to...
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TO OPEN THEIR EYES - To enlighten or instruct them. Ignorance is
represented by the eyes being closed, and the instruction of the
gospel by the opening of the eyes. See Ephesians 1:18.
AND TO TURN THE...
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CHAPTER 26
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1. The Address of the Apostle Paul (Acts 26:2).
2. The Interruption by Festus and the Appeal to the King (Acts 26:24).
3. The Verdict (Acts 26:30).
The opening words of the Apostle a...
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PAUL SPEAKS BEFORE AGRIPPA. It is Agrippa the vassal king, not Festus
the representative of the sovereign power, who calls on Paul to speak,
and to whom Paul addresses himself throughout, even after t...
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THE DEFENCE OF A CHANGED MAN (Acts 26:1-11)...
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"When, in these circumstances, I was on my way to Damascus with
authority and commission from the chief priests, as I was on the road
at midday, I saw, your Majesty. a light from heaven, more brillian...
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AND TO TURN. that they may turn.
TURN. Greek. _epistrepho._ Compare Acts 3:19.
FROM. Greek. _apo._ App-104. Compare Colossians 1:13.
POWER. authority. Greek. _exousia,_ as in Acts 26:10
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_to open their eyes, and to turn them_ More literally _Rev. Ver._"that
they may turn". A sentence full of hope and promise of success. If the
eyes of the Gentiles be but opened, then they will turn. I...
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Acts 26:1-23. PAUL’S DEFENCE BEFORE AGRIPPA...
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ἈΝΟΙ͂ΞΑΙ ὈΦΘΑΛΜΟῪΣ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ν, ΤΟΥ͂
ἘΠΙΣΤΡΈΨΑΙ, _to open their eyes that they may turn_. Here
we have another shade of meaning of the genitival infinitive. By the
opening of their eyes the Gentiles will...
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_PAUL'S CONVERSION AND COMMISSION ACTS 26:12-18:_ Paul was on my way
to Damascus with the authority from the chief priests when he saw a
bright light and heard a voice from heaven. He came to realize...
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DISCOURSE: 1811
PAUL’S COMMISSION
Acts 26:17. _Unto whom now I send thee, to open their eyes, and to
turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto
God, that they may receive forg...
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TO TURN THEM— _That they may turn,_ seems to be the sense of the
original, which may properly be rendered thus, without the need of any
supplement; and this will best agree with the construction, and...
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f.
Paul's defense before King Agrippa. Acts 25:13 bActs 26:32.
Acts 25:13
Now when certain days were passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice
arrived at Caesarea, and saluted Festus....
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See notes on verse 12...
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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 t...
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1 King Agrippa was a notable figure throughout the closing period of
Jewish national life. He was the last prince of the Herodian line.
Unlike the Roman governors, who were frequently replaced and mos...
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26:18 inheritance (c-29) As Colossians 1:12 , 'portion.'...
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DEFENCE BEFORE AGRIPPA
1-32. St. Paul before Agrippa. This speech, though in form a defence
to the Jews, is really intended by St. Luke to be St. Paul's defence
to the world—an apology for his whole...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 26
PAUL SPEAKS TO KING AGRIPPA, 26:1-11
V1 Agrippa told Paul, ‘You may now speak for yourself.’ Paul
waved his hand. He said, V2 ‘King Agrippa,...
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FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT. — The words gain a fresh interest if we
think of them as corresponding with the Apostle’s own recovery from
blindness. The imagery, though naturally common throughout Scripture...
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ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθ. αὐτῶν, _cf._ Acts 9:8; Acts 9:40, and
also Matthew 9:30; so too Isaiah 35:5;...
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OBEDIENT TO HIS HEAVENLY VISION
Acts 26:12
Nowhere else is there such deliverance from the glare and cross-lights
of earth as is afforded by a vision of the face of Jesus, brighter
than the sun at no...
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Agrippa intimated to Paul that he might speak, and the apostle spent a
moment in introductory words, and then uttered his great apologia, in
which a twofold purpose is evident, first, his own defense,...
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Paul's Account of His Conversion and Life Following
On his way to Damascus in pursuit of more Christians, Paul reported
that he saw a great light, which was brighter than the sun, coming out
of heaven...
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(5) 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...
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That they may be converted from the darkness of error to the light of
the gospel, and from the power of Satan to the liberty of the children
of God....
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Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and
questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear
me patiently. (4) My manner of life from my youth, which was at the...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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18._That thou mayest open their eyes. _Paul, in taking to himself that
which is proper to God, doth seem to exalt himself too high. For we
know that it is the Holy Ghost alone which doth lighten the...
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Paul's address to king Agrippa furnishes us with the most complete
picture of the entire position of the apostle, as he himself looked at
it when his long service and the light of the Holy Ghost illum...
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TO OPEN THEIR EYES,.... The eyes of their understanding, which were
shut, and darkened, and blind: one copy reads, "the eyes of the
blind"; and the Ethiopic version renders it, "the eyes of their
hear...
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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 f...
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_But rise and stand upon thy feet_ Though thou hast persecuted me and
my followers in this outrageous manner, and hast been engaged in a
desperate attempt to destroy them from the face of the earth, a...
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OPEN THEIR EYES; enlighten their minds.
DARKNESS TO LIGHT; the ignorance of heathenism to the saving knowledge
of the gospel.
POWER OF SATAN; from his service to the service of God. Men naturally
are...
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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 THA...
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Paul's recital of his miraculous conversion:...
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At Agrippa's invitation to him to speak, Paul is fully prepared. He
expresses his happiness at being privileged to answer for himself to
the king, especially because he knew Agrippa to be an expert in...
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TO OPEN THEIR EYES, IN ORDER TO TURN THEM FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT, AND
FROM THE POWER OF SATAN TO GOD, THAT THEY MANY RECEIVE FORGIVENESS OF
SINS AND AN INHERITANCE AMONG THOSE WHO ARE SANCTIFIED BY FA...
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"to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and
from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of
sins and an inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith...
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12-23 Paul was made a Christian by Divine power; by a revelation of
Christ both to him and in him; when in the full career of his sin. He
was made a minister by Divine authority: the same Jesus who a...
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TO OPEN THEIR EYES; the eyes of their minds, that they might know God,
and their duty towards him. Our Saviour assures Paul, that he should
do that for the souls of men which he should find effected i...
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Tertullian An Answer to the Jews
in which we were tarrying perishing with thirst (that is, deprived of
the divine word), drinking, "by the faith which is on Him,"[281]...
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Acts 26:18 open G455 (G5658) their G846 eyes G3788 turn G1994 (G5658)
from G575 darkness G4655 to...
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“Delivering you from the people, and from the Gentiles, to whom I
send you, to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to
light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive
remi...
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_Paul's Defence of Christianity before King Agrippa, his Sister, and
the Procurator Festus,_ 1-23.
This famous _apologia_ of St. Paul consists of four divisions. The
first, Acts 26:2-3, consists of a...
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Acts 26:18. TO OPEN THEIR EYES, AND TO TURN THEM FROM DARKNESS TO
LIGHT. The beautiful words of Isaiah's prophecy of the coming Messiah
and His peculiar work, seem to ring in our ears as we read these...
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TO OPEN
(ανοιξα). First aorist active infinitive of purpose.THAT THEY
MAY TURN
(του επιστρεψα). Another infinitive of purpose first
aorist active (genitive case and articular), epexegetic to
ανοι...
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SINS
SIN
(_ See Scofield) - (Romans 3:23). _...
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Acts 26:18
I. The object of faith is Christ. "Faith that is in Me," which is
directed towards Christ as its object. Christianity is not merely a
system of truths about God, nor a code of morality dedu...
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Acts 26
St. Paul's Defence before Agrippa.
Observe:
I. What is the central truth of the Christian system. It is a very
suggestive fact that Festus had got hold of the kernel of the whole
subject, as...
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Acts 26:1. _Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak
for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for
himself:_
I do not suppose Agrippa imagined that Paul would take...
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Three times we have in Holy Writ a graphic report of the conversion of
Paul. This may be accounted for partly from its being one of the most
remarkable events of early sacred history, Paul having had...
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CONTENTS: Paul's defense before Agrippa.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Agrippa, Satan, Festus, Bernice, Caesar.
CONCLUSION: When God's servant is given a chance to speak for himself,
it is well if h...
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Acts 26:1. _Then Paul stretched forth the hand,_ the usual signal to
gain attention; it indicates presence of mind in the speaker, and that
his auditory is large. Though the notice was short, the cour...
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IT WAS FOR THIS PURPOSE. He had gone to Damascus with the idea of
trying to crush the Christian movement. This is the third time he
tells about his converting to Christ. See Acts 9:1-9 and notes. Here...
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_But rise, and stand upon thy feet; for I have appeared unto thee to
make thee a minister and a witness._
CHRISTIANITY SELF-ATTESTED
If you had given you what was asserted to be a speech made long ag...
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_Whereupon as I went to Damascus._
THE CONVERSION OF SAUL OF TARSUS
I. His character before his conversion.
1. He was a moral man (Philippians 3:6). Yet he needed conversion. The
necessity of conve...
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_Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for
thyself._
PAUL BEFORE AGRIPPA
Here is all that Christianity ever asked for: an opportunity to speak
for itself; and its answer is the one...
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_To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light._
THE EFFECTS OF THE GOSPEL
I. The opening of the eyes to let in the truth. The gospel shows us
our dark, lost, and needy state, and the...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 26:9. Commences the second part of Paul’s apology. Paul would
not despair of converting his countrymen from doubt to belief, since
he himself had undergone a similar mental rev...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 26:1
And for _then, _A.V.; _his _for _the, _A.V.; _made his _defense_ _for
_answered for himself, _A.V. AGRIPPA SAID. It was by the courtesy of
Festus that Agrippa thus took the chief...
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Let's open our Bibles to the twenty-sixth chapter of Acts.
Paul was rescued by Lysias, the captain of the Roman guard from the
mob that was attempting to beat him to death in Jerusalem on the
temple m...
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1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 1 Corinthians 6:10; 1
Corinthians 6:11;...
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To open — He opens them, who sends Paul; and he does it by Paul who
is sent; their eyes — Both of the Jews and Gentiles: that they may
turn — Through the power of the Almighty, from the spiritual
dark...