Acts 26:18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

to open their eyes   so that they may turn   from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.”

Cross References

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race,   ,, a royal priesthood,   , a holy nation,   , a people for his possession,   , so that you may proclaim the praises   ,, of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know what is the hope  of his calling,  what is the wealth of his glorious inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 5:8

For you were once darkness, but now you are light  in the Lord. Walk as children of light   #– #

Acts 20:32

‘And now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace,  which is able to build you up and to give you an inheritance  among all who are sanctified.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness’,  has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge  of God’s glory  in the face of Jesus Christ.

Isaiah 42:7

in order to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the dungeon, and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.

John 8:12

Jesus spoke to them again: ‘I am   the light   of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.’

Luke 1:79

to shine on those who live in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

Ephesians 4:18

They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because  of the hardness of their hearts.

Isaiah 35:5

Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.

2 Corinthians 6:14

Do not be yoked together with those who do not believe. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness?  Or what fellowship does light  have with darkness?

2 Corinthians 4:4

In their case, the god of this age  has blinded the minds of the unbelievers to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ,  , who is the image of God.

1 John 3:8

The one who commits  sin is of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God  was revealed  for this purpose: to destroy the devil’s works.

Acts 2:38

Peter replied, ‘Repent  and be baptised,  each of you, in the name  of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

1 John 5:19

We know that we are of God, and the whole world is under the sway of the evil one.

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive  us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Acts 20:21

I testified to both Jews and Greeks about repentance towards God  and faith in our Lord Jesus.

Luke 24:47

and repentance for   forgiveness of sins   will be proclaimed in his name to all the nations,   beginning at Jerusalem.

Revelation 21:27

Nothing unclean will ever enter it,  nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those written in the Lamb’s book of life.

1 Peter 2:25

For you were like sheep going astray,   , but you have now returned to the Shepherd  and Overseer  of your souls.

Hebrews 11:6

Now without faith it is impossible to please God, since the one who draws near to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Acts 13:47

For this is what the Lord has commanded us: I have made you a light for the Gentiles to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’  ,

Acts 15:9

He made no distinction between us and them,  cleansing their hearts by faith.

Acts 5:31

God exalted this man to his right hand as ruler and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

John 9:5

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.’

John 3:19

This is the judgement: The light   has come into the world,   and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.

Isaiah 29:18

On that day the deaf will hear the words of a document, and out of a deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

1 John 2:12

I am writing to you, little children, since your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.

1 Peter 1:4

and into an inheritance that is imperishable,  undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven  for you.

John 17:17

Sanctify   them by the truth;   your word is truth.

Luke 1:77

to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.

Jude 1:1

Jude,  a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James: To those who are the called,  loved  , by God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world  to be rich in faith  and heirs  of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?

Hebrews 10:14

For by one offering he has perfected for ever those who are sanctified.

Galatians 3:14

The purpose was that the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles by Christ Jesus, so that we could receive the promised Spirit through faith.

Luke 24:45

Then he opened their minds  to understand  the Scriptures.

Isaiah 43:8

Bring out a people who are blind, yet have eyes, and are deaf, yet have ears.

Isaiah 42:16

I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on paths they have not known. I will turn darkness to light in front of them and rough places into level ground. This is what I will do for them, and I will not abandon them.

Isaiah 9:2

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; a light has dawned on those living in the land of darkness.

2 Timothy 2:26

Then they may come to their senses and escape the trap of the devil,  who has taken them captive to do his will.

Ephesians 2:8

For you are saved by grace  through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift #– #

Ephesians 1:11

In him we have also received an inheritance,  because we were predestined  according to the plan of the one who works out everything in agreement with the purpose of his will,

1 Corinthians 1:30

It is from him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became wisdom from God for us #– #our righteousness,  sanctification,  and redemption   #– #

Luke 4:18

The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release   to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,

Luke 2:32

a light for revelation to the Gentiles  , and glory to your people Israel.

Matthew 4:16

The people who live in darkness have seen a great light, and for those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.   ,,

Malachi 4:2

But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings,  and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.

Isaiah 49:6

he says, ‘It is not enough for you to be my servant raising up the tribes of Jacob and restoring the protected ones of Israel. I will also make you a light for the nations, to be my salvation to the ends of the earth.’

Hebrews 10:10

By this will, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all time.

Hebrews 9:15

Therefore, he is the mediator  of a new covenant,  , so that those who are called might receive the promise  of the eternal inheritance, because a death has taken place for redemption from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

Ephesians 5:14

for what makes everything visible is light. Therefore it is said: Get up, sleeper,  and rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.

Ephesians 1:14

The Holy Spirit is the down payment  of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of his glory.

Ephesians 1:7

In him we have redemption  through his blood, the forgiveness  of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace

Galatians 3:2

I only want to learn this from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law or by believing what you heard?

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.  The life I now live in the body,  I live by faith in the Son of God,  who loved  me  and gave himself  for me.

1 Corinthians 1:2

To the church of God at Corinth,  to those sanctified  in Christ Jesus, called  as saints, with all those in every place who call on the name  of Jesus Christ our Lord #– #both their Lord and ours.

Romans 8:17

and if children, also heirs   #– #heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ #– #if indeed we suffer with him  so that we may also be glorified with him.

Acts 26:23

that the Messiah would suffer, and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.’

Acts 10:43

All the prophets testify  about him that through his name  everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins.’

Acts 3:19

Therefore repent  and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,

John 9:39

Jesus said, ‘I came into this world   for judgement,   in order that those who do not see will see and those who do see will become blind.’

John 4:14

But whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never get thirsty again.   In fact, the water I will give him will become a well   , of water springing up in him for eternal life.’

John 4:10

Jesus answered, ‘If you knew the gift of God,   and who is saying to you, “Give me a drink,” you would ask him, and he would give you living water.’

Isaiah 32:3

Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.

Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus told him, ‘Go away,   Satan! For it is written: Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’   ,

Acts 26:19

‘So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

Ephesians 5:11

Don’t participate in the fruitless  works of darkness, but instead expose them.

Ephesians 6:12

For our struggle is not against flesh  and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,  against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil,  spiritual forces in the heavens.