Acts 26:18

Modern English Version

to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’

Cross References

Psalm 119:18

Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Your law.

Psalm 146:8

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; the Lord raises up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous.

Isaiah 29:18

And on that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and darkness.

Isaiah 32:3

The eyes of those who see shall not be blinded, and the ears of those who hear shall listen.

Isaiah 35:5

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

Isaiah 42:16

I will bring the blind by a way that they did not know; I will lead them in paths that they have not known. I will make darkness light before them and crooked things straight. These things I will do for them and not forsake them.

Isaiah 42:7

to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Isaiah 43:8

Bring forth the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears.

Isaiah 49:6

He says, “It is a light thing that you should be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also make you a light to the nations so that My salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”

Isaiah 9:2

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them the light has shined.

Malachi 4:2

But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. You will go out and grow up like calves from the stall.

Matthew 4:10

Then Jesus said to him, “Get away from here, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only shall you serve.’ ”

Matthew 4:16

The people who sat in darkness saw great light. And on those who sat in the land of the shadow of death, light has dawned.”

Luke 1:77

to give knowledge of salvation to His people by the remission of their sins,

Luke 1:79

to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Luke 2:32

a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.”

Luke 24:45

Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.

Luke 24:47

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed;

John 17:17

Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.

John 3:19

This is the verdict, that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

John 4:10

Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

John 4:14

but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water that I shall give him will become in him a well of water springing up into eternal life.”

John 8:12

Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.”

John 9:39

Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind.”

John 9:5

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

Acts 10:43

To Him all the prophets bear witness that whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins through His name.”

Acts 13:47

For thus has the Lord commanded us: ‘I have established you to be a light of the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”

Acts 15:9

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

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 20:21

testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 20:32

“Now, brothers, I commend 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.

Acts 26:19

“Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Acts 26:23

that the Christ must suffer, that He would be the first who would rise from the dead, and would announce light to His own people and to the Gentiles.”

Acts 3:19

Therefore repent and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

Acts 5:31

God exalted this Man to His right hand to be a Ruler and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

Romans 8:17

and if children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified with Him.

1 Corinthians 1:2

To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all who in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both their Lord and ours:

1 Corinthians 1:30

But because of Him you are in Christ Jesus, whom God made unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 6:14

Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? What communion has light with darkness?

Galatians 2:20

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

Galatians 3:14

so that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Galatians 3:2

I want to learn only this from you: Did you receive the Spirit through the works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

Ephesians 1:11

In Him also we have received an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His own will,

Ephesians 1:14

who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

Ephesians 1:18

that the eyes of your understanding may be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling and what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance among the saints,

Ephesians 1:7

In Him we have redemption through His blood and the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace,

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not of yourselves. It is the gift of God,

Ephesians 4:18

having their understanding darkened, excluded from the life of God through the ignorance that is within them, due to the hardness of their hearts.

Ephesians 5:11

And do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness; instead, expose them.

Ephesians 5:14

Therefore He says: “Awake, you who sleep, arise from the dead, and Christ will give you light.”

Ephesians 5:8

For you were formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light —

Ephesians 6:12

For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

2 Timothy 2:26

and they may escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.

Hebrews 10:10

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

Hebrews 10:14

For by one offering He has forever perfected those who are sanctified.

Hebrews 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please God, for he who comes to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him.

Hebrews 9:15

For this reason He is the Mediator of a new covenant, since a death has occurred for the redemption of the sins that were committed under the first covenant, so that those who are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers. Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He has promised to those who love Him?

1 Peter 1:4

to an incorruptible and undefiled inheritance that does not fade away, kept in heaven for you,

1 Peter 2:25

For you were as sheep going astray, but now have been returned to the Shepherd and Guardian of your souls.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may declare the goodness of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

1 John 1:9

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

1 John 2:12

I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for His name’s sake.

1 John 3:8

Whoever practices sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was revealed, that He might destroy the works of the devil.

1 John 5:19

We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in wickedness.

Jude 1:1

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James, To those who are sanctified and called by God the Father and preserved in Jesus Christ:

Revelation 21:27

No unclean thing shall ever enter it, nor shall anyone who commits abomination or falsehood, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.