Acts 26:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The Lord also said, “I will protect you from the Jews and from the Gentiles that I am sending you to.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 16:35

Say to him, “Save us, LORD God! Bring us back from among the nations. Let us celebrate and shout in praise of your holy name.

Psalm 34:19

The LORD's people may suffer a lot, but he will always bring them safely through.

Jeremiah 1:19

They will fight back, but they won't win. I, the LORD, give my word— I won't let them harm you.

Jeremiah 1:8

I promise to be with you and keep you safe, so don't be afraid.”

Ezekiel 3:5

They are Israelites, not strangers who speak a foreign language you can't understand. If I were to send you to foreign nations, they would listen to you.

Acts 13:50

But the Jewish leaders went to some of the important men in the town and to some respected women who were religious. They turned them against Paul and Barnabas and started making trouble for them. They even chased them out of that part of the country.

Acts 16:39

So they came and apologized. They led them out of the jail and asked them to leave town.

Acts 17:10

That same night the Lord's followers sent Paul and Silas on to Berea, and after they arrived, they went to the Jewish meeting place.

Acts 17:14

Straight away the followers sent Paul down to the coast, but Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.

Acts 18:10

I am with you, and you won't be harmed. Many people in this city belong to me.”

Acts 25:3

if he would be willing to bring Paul to Jerusalem. They begged him to do this because they were planning to attack and kill Paul on the way.

Acts 28:28

Paul said, “You may be sure that God wants to save the Gentiles! And they will listen.”

Acts 9:15

The Lord said to Ananias, “Go! I have chosen him to tell foreigners, kings, and the people of Israel about me.

Romans 11:13

I am now speaking to you Gentiles, and as long as I am an apostle to you, I will take pride in my work.

Romans 15:16

He chose me to be a servant of Christ Jesus for the Gentiles and to do the work of a priest in the service of his good news. God did this so that the Holy Spirit could make the Gentiles into a holy offering, pleasing to him.

Galatians 2:9

James, Peter, and John realized that God had given me the message about his undeserved kindness. And these men are supposed to be the backbone of the church. They even gave Barnabas and me a friendly handshake. This was to show that we would work with Gentiles and that they would work with Jews.

1 Timothy 2:7

This is why God chose me to be a preacher and an apostle of the good news. I am telling the truth. I am not lying. God sent me to teach the Gentiles about faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11

My work is to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.

2 Timothy 3:11

trouble and suffering in the cities of Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. Yet the Lord rescued me from all those terrible troubles.