Acts 26:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I want you to open their eyes, so that they will turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then their sins will be forgiven, and by faith in me they will become part of God's holy people.”

Cross References

1 Peter 2:9

But you are God's chosen and special people. You are a group of royal priests and a holy nation. God has brought you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Now you must tell all the wonderful things that he has done. The Scriptures say,

Ephesians 1:18

My prayer is that light will flood your hearts and that you will understand the hope that was given to you when God chose you. Then you will discover the glorious blessings that will be yours together with all God's people.

Ephesians 5:8

You used to be like people living in the dark, but now you are people of the light because you belong to the Lord. So act like people of the light

Acts 20:32

I now place you in God's care. Remember the message about his great kindness! This message can help you and give you what belongs to you as God's people.

2 Corinthians 4:6

The Scriptures say, “God commanded light to shine in the dark.” Now God is shining in our hearts to let you know that his glory is seen in Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 42:7

You will give sight to the blind; you will set prisoners free from dark dungeons.

John 8:12

Once again Jesus spoke to the people. This time he said, “I am the light for the world! Follow me, and you won't be walking in the dark. You will have the light that gives life.”

Luke 1:79

On us who live in the dark shadow of death this light will shine to guide us into a life of peace.

Ephesians 4:18

Their minds are in the dark, and they are stubborn and ignorant and have missed out on the life that comes from God. They no longer have any feelings about what is right,

Isaiah 35:5

The blind will see, and the ears of the deaf will be healed.

2 Corinthians 6:14

Stay away from people who are not followers of the Lord! Can someone who is good get along with someone who is evil? Are light and darkness the same?

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god who rules this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers. They cannot see the light, which is the good news about our glorious Christ, who shows what God is like.

1 John 3:8

Anyone who keeps on sinning belongs to the devil. He has sinned from the beginning, but the Son of God came to destroy all that he has done.

Acts 2:38

Peter said, “Turn back to God! Be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven. Then you will be given the Holy Spirit.

1 John 5:19

We are certain that we come from God and that the rest of the world is under the power of the devil.

1 John 1:9

But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.

Acts 20:21

I told Jews and Gentiles to turn to God and have faith in our Lord Jesus.

Luke 24:47

They also say that all people of every nation must be told in my name to turn to God, in order to be forgiven. So beginning in Jerusalem,

Revelation 21:27

But nothing unworthy will be allowed to enter. No one who is dirty-minded or who tells lies will be there. Only those whose names are written in the Lamb's book of life will be in the city.

1 Peter 2:25

You had wandered away like sheep. Now you have returned to the one who is your shepherd and protector.

Hebrews 11:6

But without faith no one can please God. We must believe that God is real and that he rewards everyone who searches for him.

Acts 13:47

The Lord has given us this command, “I have placed you here as a light for the Gentiles. You are to take the saving power of God to people everywhere on earth.”

Acts 15:9

God treated them in the same way that he treated us. They put their faith in him, and he made their hearts pure.

Acts 5:31

and made him our Leader and Saviour. Then God gave him a place at his right side, so that the people of Israel would turn back to him and be forgiven.

John 9:5

While I am in the world, I am the light for the world.”

John 3:19

The light has come into the world, and people who do evil things are judged guilty because they love the dark more than the light.

Isaiah 29:18

The deaf will be able to hear whatever is read to them; the blind will be freed from a life of darkness.

1 John 2:12

Children, I am writing to you, because your sins have been forgiven in the name of Christ.

1 Peter 1:4

God has something stored up for you in heaven, where it will never decay or be ruined or disappear.

John 17:17

Your word is the truth. So let this truth make them completely yours.

Luke 1:77

You will tell his people that they can be saved when their sins are forgiven.

Jude 1:1

From Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James. To all who are chosen and loved by God the Father and are kept safe by Jesus Christ.

James 2:5

My dear friends, pay attention. God has given a lot of faith to the poor people in this world. He has also promised them a share in his kingdom that he will give to everyone who loves him.

Hebrews 10:14

By his one sacrifice he has for ever set free from sin the people he brings to God.

Galatians 3:14

And because of what Jesus Christ has done, the blessing that was promised to Abraham was taken to the Gentiles. This happened so that by faith we would be given the promised Holy Spirit.

Luke 24:45

Then he helped them understand the Scriptures.

Isaiah 43:8

Bring my people together. They have eyes and ears, but they can't see or hear.

Isaiah 42:16

I will lead the blind on roads they have never known; I will guide them on paths they have never travelled. Their road is dark and rough, but I will give light to keep them from stumbling. This is my solemn promise.

Isaiah 9:2

Those who walked in the dark have seen a bright light. And it shines upon everyone who lives in the land of darkest shadows.

Psalm 119:18

Open my mind and let me discover the wonders of your Law.

2 Timothy 2:26

They have been trapped by the devil, and he makes them obey him, but God may help them escape.

Ephesians 2:8

You were saved by faith in God, who treats us much better than we deserve. This is God's gift to you, and not anything you have done on your own.

Ephesians 1:11

God always does what he plans, and that's why he appointed Christ to choose us.

1 Corinthians 1:30

You are God's children. He sent Christ Jesus to save us and to make us wise, acceptable, and holy.

Luke 4:18

“The Lord's Spirit has come to me, because he has chosen me to tell the good news to the poor. The Lord has sent me to announce freedom for prisoners, to give sight to the blind, to free everyone who suffers,

Luke 2:32

Your mighty power is a light for all nations, and it will bring honour to your people Israel.”

Matthew 4:16

Although your people live in darkness, they will see a bright light. Although they live in the shadow of death, a light will shine on them.”

Malachi 4:2

But for you who honour my name, victory will shine like the sun with healing in its rays, and you will jump around like calves at play.

Isaiah 49:6

Now the LORD says to me, “It isn't enough for you to be merely my servant. You must do more than lead back survivors from the tribes of Israel. I have placed you here as a light for other nations; you must take my saving power to everyone on earth.”

Psalm 146:8

and heals blind eyes. He gives a helping hand to everyone who falls. The LORD loves good people

Hebrews 10:10

So we are made holy because Christ obeyed God and offered himself once for all.

Hebrews 9:15

Christ died to rescue those who had sinned and broken the old agreement. Now he brings his chosen ones a new agreement with its guarantee of God's eternal blessings!

Ephesians 5:14

Light shows up everything, just as the Scriptures say, “Wake up from your sleep and rise from death. Then Christ will shine on you.”

Ephesians 1:14

The Spirit also makes us sure that we will be given what God has stored up for his people. Then we will be set free, and God will be honoured and praised.

Ephesians 1:7

Christ sacrificed his life's blood to set us free, which means that our sins are now forgiven. Christ did this because God was so kind to us. God has great wisdom and understanding,

Galatians 3:2

I want to know only one thing. How were you given God's Spirit? Was it by obeying the Law of Moses or by hearing about Christ and having faith in him?

Galatians 2:20

I have died, but Christ lives in me. And I now live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.

1 Corinthians 1:2

To God's church in Corinth. Christ Jesus chose you to be his very own people, and you worship in his name, as we and all others do who call him Lord.

Romans 8:17

His Spirit lets us know that together with Christ we will be given what God has promised. We will also share in the glory of Christ, because we have suffered with him.

Acts 26:23

I told them how the Messiah would suffer and be the first to be raised from death, so that he could bring light to his own people and to the Gentiles.

Acts 10:43

Every one of the prophets has said that all who have faith in Jesus will have their sins forgiven in his name.

Acts 3:19

So turn to God! Give up your sins, and you will be forgiven.

John 9:39

Jesus told him, “I came to judge the people of this world. I am here to give sight to the blind and to make blind everyone who can see.”

John 4:14

But no one who drinks the water I give will ever be thirsty again. The water I give is like a flowing fountain that gives eternal life.”

John 4:10

Jesus answered, “You don't know what God wants to give you, and you don't know who is asking you for a drink. If you did, you would ask me for the water that gives life.”

Isaiah 32:3

Then everyone who has eyes will open them and see, and those who have ears will pay attention.

Matthew 4:10

Jesus answered, “Go away Satan! The Scriptures say: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”

Acts 26:19

King Agrippa, I obeyed this vision from heaven.

Ephesians 5:11

Don't take part in doing those worthless things that are done in the dark. Instead, show how wrong they are.

Ephesians 6:12

We are not fighting against humans. We are fighting against forces and authorities and against rulers of darkness and powers in the spiritual world.